Asakura District, Fukuoka
District in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
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Asakura (朝倉郡, Asakura-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,658 and a density of 255.01 persons per km2. The total area is 198.65 km2. Water wheels form one of the attractions of the district.
Towns and villages
Mergers
- On March 28, 2005 the former villages of Hōshuyama and Koishiwara merged, becoming the village of Tōhō.[2]
