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Shionoe, Kagawa

Coordinates: 34°10′16″N 134°04′55″E / 34.17111°N 134.08194°E / 34.17111; 134.08194
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Shionoe, Kagawa
Shionoe in Kagawa Prefecture
Shionoe in Kagawa Prefecture
Flag of Shionoe, Kagawa
Official seal of Shionoe, Kagawa
Shionoe, Kagawa is located in Japan
Shionoe, Kagawa
Location of Shionoe in Japan
Coordinates: 34°10′16″N 134°04′55″E / 34.17111°N 134.08194°E / 34.17111; 134.08194
CountryJapan
PrefectureKagawa Prefecture
DistrictKagawa
Area
 • Total80.10 km2 (30.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total3,583
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-37

Shionoe (塩江町, Shionoe-chō) was a town located in Kagawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,583 and a density of 44.73 persons per km2. The total area was 80.10 km2.

On September 26, 2005, Shionoe was merged into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Every June, Shionoe hosts a firefly festival to celebrate the arrival of the luminous insect which is found in the area.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Shionoe firefly festival". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
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