Mizuma District

Location of Mizuma District in Fukuoka Prefecture

Mizuma (三潴郡, Mizuma-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] Japan.

As of 2003 statistics and counting the decrease in size and population due to the Kurume merger, the district has an estimated population of 14,305 and a density of 776 persons per km2. The total area is 18.43 km2.

Towns and villages

Mergers

  • On February 5, 2005 the former towns of Jōjima and Mizuma merged with two towns (from other districts) into the expanded city of Kurume.

References

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 218, p. 218, at Google Books.

33°12′53″N 130°26′28″E / 33.2146°N 130.4412°E / 33.2146; 130.4412