Masuda, Shimane
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| Masuda 益田市 |
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 Location of Masuda in Shimane Prefecture |
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| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'in) | |
| Prefecture | Shimane Prefecture | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Shintaro Fukuhara (since August 2008) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 733.16 km2 (283.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (September 2010) | ||
| • Total | 51,118 | |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Keyaki | |
| • Flower | Narcissus | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City Hall Address | 1-1, Tokiwa-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 698-8650 |
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| Website | www |
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Masuda (益田市 Masuda-shi?) is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952.
As of September 2010, the city has an estimated population of 51,118 and a population density of 69.7 persons per km². The total area is 733.16 km². At the end of August 2009, the city had a population of 51,599. At the end of September 2008, the city had a population of 52,022.
On November 1, 2004, the towns of Mito and Hikimi (both from Mino District) were merged into Masuda. Therefore, Mino District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Iwami Airport is located in Masuda.
Cities of friendly exchanges
Ningbo, China (since October 1990)
Queenstown, New Zealand
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Masuda City official website (Japanese)
- Masuda City official website (English)
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