Ariake, Saga
Former municipality in Kyushu, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ariake (有明町, Ariake-chō) was a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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Ariake Town
有明町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 33.1516°N 130.1239°E / 33.1516; 130.1239 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Saga Prefecture |
District | Kishima |
Merged | January 1, 2005 (now part of Shiroishi) |
Area | |
• Total | 32.76 km2 (12.65 sq mi) |
Population (March 31, 2004) | |
• Total | 8,944 |
• Density | 273.02/km2 (707.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
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On January 1, 2005, Ariake, along with the town of Fukudomi (also from Kishima District), was merged into the expanded town of Shiroishi.
The former Ariake Town Hall is now actually the site of the main Shiroishi Town Hall. Ariake borders the Ariake Sea, and from the Edo period through the Shōwa period land was reclaimed from this sea.