Ushibuka (Japan)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ushibuka (Japan)
Other forms of name
Usibuka (Japan)
Coordinates
E1300100 E1300100 N0321100 N0321100 (other )
Associated country
Japan
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 153916856
Wikidata: Q1044026
Library of congress: no 97063005
OCoLC: oca04484233
Sources of Information
  • BGN, Japan(Ushibuka, popl., 32°11ʹN, 130°01ʹE; ref. from Usibuka)
  • U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Japan, Kyūshū--west coast, Ushibuka-kō and approaches, 1997:map recto (Ushibuka; Japan)
  • BGN, Japan(Ushibuka, popl., 32p0s11'N, 130p0s01'E; ref. from Usibuka)
  • Lippincott(Ushibuka, chief town and port on S tip of Shimo-jima of Amakusa Isls., Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, on E. China Sea; sometimes spelled Usibuka; ref. from Usibuka)
  • Times atlas
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Wikipedia description:

Ushibuka (牛深市, Ushibuka-shi) was a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 17,429 and the density of 194.17 persons per km2. The total area was 89.76 km2. On March 27, 2006, Ushibuka, along with the city of Hondo, and the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto (all from Amakusa District), was merged to create the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

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