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Dissolved municipality in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
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City in Kyushu, Japan
Hondo 本渡市
ほんどし
City
Gion BridgeGion Bridge
Flag of HondoFlagOfficial seal of HondoSeal
Country Japan
RegionKyushu
Prefectures of JapanKumamoto
MergedMarch 27, 2006 (2006-03-27)
Area
 • Total144.81 km (55.91 sq mi)
Population
 • Total39,944
 • Density280/km (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/km (730.4/sq mi). The total area was 144.82 km (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.

References

  1. "天草市の紹介". 天草市 (in Japanese). 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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32°27′N 130°12′E / 32.450°N 130.200°E / 32.450; 130.200

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