Hondo, Kumamoto

Hondo 本渡市 ほんどし
City
Gion Bridge
Flag Seal
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefectures of Japan	Kumamoto
Merged	March 27, 2006 (2006-03-27)
Area
• Total	144.81 km2 (55.91 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	39,944
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)

Hondo (本渡市, Hondo-shi) was a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 40,838 and the density of 281.99/km² (730.4/sq mi). The total area was 144.82 km² (55.92 sq mi).

On March 27, 2006, Hondo was merged with the city of Ushibuka and the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto (all from Amakusa District) to create the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent municipality of Japan.^[1]

References

External links

• Official website of Amakusa (in Japanese)

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