LOCATION
AREA
CLIMATE
PLANTS
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POPULATION
THE TOWN'S
DEVELOPMENT
ONGA RIVER
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POPULATION
The population of Mizumaki Town is about 32,000. Of the four towns in Onga County, Mizumaki's population is the largest. Because of the large population and the small land area, Mizumaki's population density is also quite high. According to census figures from the year 2000, Mizumaki's population density was the sixth highest among municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture. Mizumaki Town has also had several drastic changes in its population over the years, expanding, then dropping with the closing of the town's coalmines some 30 years ago, then slowly expanding again.
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THE TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT
In the year 1889, the village of Mizumaki was formed when the nine villages of Futa, Shimo-futa, Isaza, Tateyashiki, Yoshida, Korosue, Eburi, Koga and Inokuma combined into one. From that time, the population expanded as workers moved in to work in the prosperous coal mines, and in 1940 Mizumaki officially changed to the status of town. The above photos show the different village and town offices that have existed. |
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