Takashima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura)
Takashima (鷹島町, Takashima-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,763 and a density of 161.39 persons per km2. The total area was 17.12 km2.
On January 1, 2006, Takashima, along with the town of Fukushima (also from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Matsuura.[1]
Technically an island, Takashima is linked to mainland Kyūshū by a bridge.
References
[edit]- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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