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Imaichi City
was a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 62,517 and a population density of 256.72 persons per km2. The total area was 243.52 km2. On March 20, 2006, Imaichi, along with the town of Ashio (from Kamitsuga District), the town of Fujihara, and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and .... Following this merger, the former Imaichi City Hall became the new Nikkō City Hall. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. External links * Nikkō official website Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture Nikkō, Tochigi {{Tochigi-geo-stub ...
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Cities Of Japan
A is a local Public administration, administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and t ...
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Tochigi Prefecture
is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,897,649 (1 June 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the west, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, with other major cities including Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama, Tochigi, Tochigi, Tochigi, and Ashikaga, Tochigi, Ashikaga. Tochigi Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures and its mountainous northern region is a popular tourist region in Japan. The Nasu District, Tochigi, Nasu area is known for its onsens, local sake, and Skiing, ski resorts, the villa of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family, and the station of the Shinkansen railway line. The city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, with its ancien ...
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Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ...
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Ashio, Tochigi
was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,465 and a density of 18.65 persons per km2. The total area was 185.79 km2. On March 20, 2006, Ashio, along with the city of Imaichi, the town of Fujihara, and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō. The Ashio Copper Mine was located in Ashio. This copper mine caused a major pollution problem in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Subsequent environmental problems related to the mine are still evident along the river, in Tochigi, Gunma and Ibaraki Prefectures. In 1907 the Ashio miners rioted. During World War II a POW camp was based here to supply slave labour to the copper mines. The following communities agreed to seek the permission of the governor of the prefecture to merge on March 1, 2006: * Nikkō * Imaichi * Ashio * Fujihara * Kuriyama References * Nimura Kazuo. (1997) ''The Ash ...
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Kamitsuga District, Tochigi
was a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,718 and a population density of 52.44 persons per km2. The total area was 395.11 km2. Towns and villages * Ashio * Awano * Nishikata Mergers *On January 1, 2006 - the town of Awano was merged into the expanded city of Kanuma. *On March 20, 2006 - the town of Ashio, along with the city of Imaichi, the town of Fujihara, and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and .... *On October 1, 2011 - the town of Nishikata was merged into the expanded city of Tochigi. Kamitsuga District was dissolved as a result of this merger. References Former districts of ...
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Fujihara, Tochigi
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2001, the town had an estimated population of 13,798 and a population density, density of 23.85 persons per km2. The total area was 2,072.27 km2. On March 20, 2006, Fujihara, along with the city of Imaichi, Tochigi, Imaichi, the town of Ashio, Tochigi, Ashio (from Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Kamitsuga District), and the village of Kuriyama, Tochigi, Kuriyama (also from Shioya District, Tochigi, Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō. External links Nikkō official website
* Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture Nikkō, Tochigi {{Tochigi-geo-stub ...
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Kuriyama, Tochigi
was a List of villages in Japan, village located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,068 and a population density, density of 4.84 persons per km2. The total area was 427.37 km2. On March 20, 2006, Kuriyama, along with the city of Imaichi, Tochigi, Imaichi, the town of Ashio, Tochigi, Ashio (from Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Kamitsuga District), and the town of Fujihara, Tochigi, Fujihara (also from Shioya District, Tochigi, Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō. As a result of the merger, no villages remain in Tochigi Prefecture. External links Nikkō official website
* Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture Nikkō, Tochigi {{Tochigi-geo-stub ...
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Shioya District, Tochigi
is a district in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,656 and a density of 60.91 persons per square kilometer. Its total area is 946.53 km2. Towns and villages * Shioya * Takanezawa History *Named after an old, powerful family that owned most of the area in the district for hundreds of years. Merger *On March 28, 2005 the towns of Kitsuregawa and Ujiie merged to form the city of Sakura. *On March 20, 2006 the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama merged into the city of Nikkō is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and .... With this merger, there are no more villages left within Tochigi Prefecture. References Districts in Tochigi Prefecture {{Tochigi-geo-stub ...
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Dissolved Municipalities Of Tochigi Prefecture
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