Maebaru, Fukuoka

Map showing location of Maebaru in Fukuoka Prefecture (as of 2006).

Maebaru (前原市, Maebaru-shi) was a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It existed from October 1, 1992, to December 31, 2009.

As of November 2009, the city had an estimated population of 68,583 in the total area of 104.50 km².

On January 1, 2010, Maebaru, along with the towns of Nijō and Shima (both from Itoshima District), was merged to create the City of Itoshima. Itoshima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[1]

Sister cities^[2]
Escondido, United States

Notes

↑ "都道府県別市町村変更情報：福岡." kokudo.or.jp. Retrieved on November 22, 2008.
↑ "Escondido Sister City — Maebaru, Japan". City of Escondido. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Itoshima, Fukuoka.

Itoshima official website (Japanese)
Maebaru map (Japanese)

Fukuoka Prefecture

Wards of Fukuoka (capital city)	Higashi-ku Hakata-ku Chūō-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Jōnan-ku Sawara-ku

Wards of Kitakyushu	Moji-ku Wakamatsu-ku Tobata-ku Kokurakita-ku Kokuraminami-ku Yahatahigashi-ku Yahatanishi-ku

Other Cities	Asakura Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukutsu Iizuka Itoshima Kasuga Kama Kitakyūshū Koga Kurume Miyama Miyawaka Munakata Nakama Nōgata Ogōri Ōkawa Ōmuta Ōnojō Tagawa Ukiha Yame Yanagawa Yukuhashi

Districts	Asakura Chikujō Chikushi Kaho Kasuya Kurate Mii Miyako Mizuma Onga Tagawa Yame

See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 33°33′N 130°12′E / 33.550°N 130.200°E / 33.550; 130.200

Authority control	VIAF: 255834739 NDL: 00371517

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