Kosai (湖西市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 43,525 and the density of 790.21 persons per km². The total area is 55.08 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on January 1, 1972. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
External links
Official website (http://www.city.kosai.shizuoka.jp/) in Japanese
The population of Kosai Town exceeded 30,000 in 1967, and KosaiCity was born in 1972 as the 21st city in Shizuoka Pref.
Having the mountains of Kosai in its northwestern area and adjoining the Pacific Ocean in the south, the city is blessed with such natural surroundings as the lake, mountains and sea.
The population of KosaiCity which was 33,920 in the first census after the start of the municipal organization exceeded 40,000 in 1984 and is now about 45,000 (19th among the 21 cities in Shizuoka Pref.).