Kawashima, Tokushima

Kawashima
川島町
Former town
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CountryJapan
PrefectureTokushima
DistrictOe
Merged into YoshinogawaOctober 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-01)
Area
 • Total
17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2003)
8,484
 • Density479.59/km2 (1,242.1/sq mi)

Kawashima (Japanese: 川島町, romanized: Kawashima-machi, pronounced [kaɰaɕima matɕi]) was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,484 and a population density of 479.59 persons per km2. The total area was 17.69 square kilometres (6.83 sq mi).

On October 1, 2004, Kawashima, along with the towns of Kamojima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato (all from Oe District), was merged to create the new city of Yoshinogawa.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "人口減対策 待ったなし". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-02-04. [吉野川市]は０４年１０月、旧麻植郡の鴨島、川島、山川各町と美郷村の４自治体が合併し発足した。
  2. ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 (in Japanese). 自由国民社. 2005. p. 471. ISBN 978-4-426-10123-7. 10 月 1 日に徳島県麻植郡鴨島町、川島町、山川町、美郷村が合併して吉野川市が誕生する。


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