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Isohara, Ibaraki
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Taga District, Ibaraki, Japan. History On April 1, 1889, Kitanakagō village was formed by the merger of Toyoda, Isohara, Ōtsuka, Kamisōda and Utsuno.Dictionary of place names Japanese, Kadokawa On January 1, 1925, Kitanakagō village was renamed Isohara town. On April 1, 1955, Hanakawa, Ibaraki, Hanakawa village merged with Isohara Town. On March 31, 1956, Isohara town merged with Ōtsu, Ibaraki, Ōtsu town, Hiragata, Ibaraki, Hiragata town, Minaminakagō, Ibaraki, Minaminakagō village, Sekinami, Ibaraki, Sekinami village, and Sekimoto, Ibaraki, Sekimoto village, to form Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki, Kitaibaraki city. Population changes Population * 1891 - 2,932 * 1902 - 4,007 * 1920 - 10,265 * 1924 - 9,089 * 1935 - 9,342 * 1950 - 13,692 Number of households * 1920 - 2,427 * 1924 - 2,225 * 1935 - 2,064 * 1950 - 2,756 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Isohara, Ibaraki Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taga District, Ibaraki
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. On November 1, 2004, the town of Jūō, Ibaraki, Jūō was merged into the neighboring and expanding city of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Hitachi. Therefore, the Taga District was dissolved as a result of this merger. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 13,373 and a population density, density of 185.43 persons per km2. The total area was 72.12 km2. Towns and villages Prior to November 1, 2004, the district included: * Jūō, Ibaraki, Jūō References Former districts of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanakawa, Ibaraki
was a village located in Taga District, Ibaraki, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... History On April 1, 1889, Hanakawa village was formed by the merger of three villages in Shimosōda, Kuruma, Nakatsuma, Kamikotsuda, Simokotsuda, Azuhata, Usuba and Hanazono.Dictionary of Place Names Japanese, Kadokawa On April 1, 1955, Hanakawa village merged with Isohara town to form Isohara town. On March 31, 1956, Isohara town merged with Ōtsu town, Hiragata town, Minaminakagō village, Sekinami village, and Sekimoto village, to form Kitaibaraki city. Population changes Population * 1891 - 2,274 * 1902 - 2,364 * 1920 - 6,778 * 1935 - 4,917 * 1947 - 6,850 * 1950 - 7,580 Number of households * 1920 - 1,675 * 1935 - 1,097 * 1947 - 1,426 * 1950 - 1,537 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
250px, Izura coast of Kitaibaraki is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,750 in 17,034 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34.6%. The total area of the city is . Geography Kitaibaraki is in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, bounded by Fukushima Prefecture to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east. As its name implies, it is the northernmost city within Ibaraki. Approximately 80% of the total area is mountainous forest. The eastern region is low ground facing the ocean with spacious open flatland along the Okita and Satone Rivers. It is approximately 57 kilometers to the northeast of Mito, the prefectural capital. Surrounding municipalities Fukushima Prefecture * Hanawa * Iwaki * Samegawa Ibaraki Prefecture * Takahagi Climate Kitaibaraki has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
