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Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture t ...

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. On April 21, 2003, Tokuyama, along with the city of Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District), was merged to create the city of Shūnan. The city had a population of about 150,000 people. Its location along the

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made for easy access to nearby cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hikari holds a sizable beach.

Education

The city previously had a North Korean school, Tokuyama Korean Elementary and Junior High School ( 徳山朝鮮初中級学校).各級学校
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References

External links

* (Archive)
Shūnan official website
{{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Populated places established in 1944 Populated places disestablished in 2003 Shūnan, Yamaguchi