Mizuma (三潴郡, Mizuma-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] Japan.

Location of Mizuma District in Fukuoka Prefecture

As of 2003 statistics and counting the decrease in size and population due to the Kurume merger, the district has an estimated population of 14,305 and a density of 776 persons per km2. The total area is 18.43 km2.

Towns and villages edit

Mergers edit

  • On February 5, 2005 the former towns of Jōjima and Mizuma merged with two towns (from other districts) into the expanded city of Kurume.

References edit

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 218, p. 218, at Google Books.

33°12′53″N 130°26′28″E / 33.2146°N 130.4412°E / 33.2146; 130.4412