Azuma (吾妻町, Azuma-chō) was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,418 and a density of 227.90 persons per km2. The total area was 32.55 km2.
On October 11, 2005, Azuma, along with the towns of Aino, Chijiwa, Kunimi, Minamikushiyama, Mizuho and Obama (all from Minamitakaki District), was merged to create the city of Unzen.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "歴史". 雲仙市 (in Japanese). 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
その後の合併を経て昭和44年4月に国見町、瑞穂町、吾妻町、愛野町、千々石町、小浜町、南串山町の7町構成となり、平成17年10月11日に7町が対等合併し雲仙市となった。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 150.
Kunimi-cho, Mizuho-cho, Azuma-cho, Aino-machi, Chijiwa-cho, Obama-cho and Minamikushiyama-cho were incorporated into a newly established Unzen-shi as of October 11, 2005.
External links
edit- Unzen official website (in Japanese)
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