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Kitahata
(
北波多村
,
Kitahata-mura
)
was a
village
located in
Higashimatsuura District
,
Saga Prefecture
,
Japan
.
Kitahata was established in
1889
(Meiji 22) as a union of small hamlets. As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population
of 4,679 and a
population density
of 176.03 persons per km
2
. The total area was 26.58 km
2
.
On January 1, 2005, Kitahata, along with the towns of
Chinzei
,
Hamatama
,
Hizen
,
Ky?ragi
,
?chi
and
Yobuko
(all from
Higashimatsuura District
), was merged into the expanded city of
Karatsu
.
The town hosts the
Karatsu City Hospital Kitahata
. Kitahata has a
Junior High School
. It also runs the
Kitahata Furusato Summer Festival
in July.
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