Kahoku (かほく市; -shi) is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Ishikawa Prefecture ) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of October 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 35,401 and a density of 547 persons per km². The total area is 64.76 km². October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday 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. ...
History
The city was established in 2004 by the merging of three towns from Kahoku District: Takamatsu, Nanatsuka, and Unoke. Kahoku (河北郡; -gun) is a district located in Ishikawa, Japan. ...
Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.
Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast.
On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and village of Yanagida from the former Fugeshi District merged with the town of Uchiura from the former Suzu District, Ishikawa forming a new town of Noto and the districts merged forming Hosu District.