Map showing location of Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture (as of 2006).
Symbol of Asakura City.
Asakura (朝倉市; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1081x901, 41 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Asakura, Fukuoka ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1081x901, 41 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Asakura, Fukuoka ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Asakura_symbol. ... Image File history File links Asakura_symbol. ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the former town has an estimated population of 10,116 and a density of 292.71 persons per km². The total area is 34.56 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was created on March 20, 2006 when the former city of Amagi merged with the former municipalities of Asakura and Haki to form the new city of Asakura. Amagi (甘木市; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan. ...
Fukuoka (福岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan.
Fukuoka (the area of Kashii, Hakata, Sawara and Imazu) is said to be the oldest city in Japan, because it is the nearest city to China and Korea.
Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful daimyo of Chikuzen, and played a conspicuous part in the medieval history of Japan; the renowned temple of Ieyasu in the district was destroyed by fire during the Boshin war of 1868.