- Yoshinogari, Saga
Infobox City Japan
Name=Yoshinogari
JapaneseName=吉野ヶ里町
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture=Saga
District=Kanzaki District
Area_km2=43.94
PopDate=September 1 ,2007
Population=16,180
Density_km2=368.23
Coords= coord|33|19|N|130|24|E|region:JP_type:city
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CityHallPostalCode = 842-8501
CityHallAddress= 321-2 Yoshida, Yoshinogari-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Saga-ken
CityHallPhone=0952-53-1111
CityHallLink = [http://town.yoshinogari.saga.jp/ Town of Yoshinogari] nihongo|Yoshinogari|吉野ヶ里町|Yoshinogari-chō is a town located in Kanzaki District,Saga Prefecture ,Japan . It is the result of a merger between the town ofMitagawa, Saga , and the village of Higashisefuri onMarch 1 ,2006 .Geography
Yoshinogari is located in the northern part of
Saga Prefecture . It is about 10 km (6 m) north of Saga City and about 30 km (19 m) south of Fukuoka. Yoshinogari is very narrow north to south. The southern part contains the northern end of the Chikushi Plains (part of the Saga Plains), and north of theNagasaki Expressway is the southern end of theSefuri Mountains .Adjoining Municipalities
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Saga Prefecture
**Kamimine
**Kanzaki
**Miyaki
*Fukuoka Prefecture
**Fukuoka City , Sawara Ward
**NakagawaHistory
In
1986 , the remains of aYayoi period moat-encircled village were discovered on Yoshinogari Hill at the site of a planned factory housing complex. The area was named theYoshinogari site and the town name originates from here.
*1889-04-01 - The modern system of municipalities is established, and the town area consists of Mitagawa Village and Higashi-Sefuri Village.
*1965-04-01 - Mitagawa Village becomes Mitagawa Town.
*2006-03-01 - Mitagawa Town and Higashi-Sefuri village merge to form Yoshinogari Town.Education
Junior High Schools
*Mitagawa Junior High School
*Higashi-Sefuri Junior High SchoolElementary Schools
*Mitagawa Elementary School
*Higashi-Sefuri Elementary SchoolTransportation
Air
The closest airports are
Saga Airport andFukuoka Airport .Rail
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JR Kyushu
**Nagasaki Main Line
***Yoshinogari-kōen Station Road
*Expressways:
Nagasaki Expressway (Higashi-Sefuri Interchange)
*National Highways: Route 34 and Route 385.
*Prefectural Roads: Saga Prefectural Route 31, and Route 46
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