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is a
city||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in
Tochigiis a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
,
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The city was formed on March 28, 2005 with the merger of the towns of
KitsuregawaKitsuregawa was a town located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Kitsuregawa was merged with the town of Ujiie, also from Shioya District, to form the new city of Sakura....
and
UjiieUjiie was a town located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Ujiie was merged with the town Kitsuregawa, also from Shioya District, to form the new city of Sakura....
, both from
Shioya DistrictShioya is a district located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,656 and a density of 60.91 persons per square kilometer...
. It is a hiragana city.
| Old Town |
Population (2003) |
Area (km²) |
| Kitsuregawa |
11,143 |
75.47 |
| Ujiie |
29,898 |
49.99 |
As of August 1, 2005, the city has an estimated
populationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 41,640 and the
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 331.89 persons per km². The total area is 125.46 km².
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