Kujūkuri-machi
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thumb|right|260px| Kujūkuri Sardine Museum is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,343 in 7,092 households and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Kujūkuri owes its name to its beach, Kujūkuri Beach, which is Japan's second longest. The word "Kujūkuri" roughly translates to mean "ninety-nine ri", with "kujūku" meaning "ninety-nine" and "ri" being an old unit of measurement equating to approximately 600 meters.
Key facts
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- Kujukuri in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg
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- Kujūkuri
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- ja
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- Town
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- Kujukuri town hall.JPG
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- Kujūkuri Town hall
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- Flag of Kujukuri, Chiba.svg
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- Emblem of Kujukuri, Chiba.svg
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- Location of Kujūkuri in Chiba Prefecture
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- Japan
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- Country
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- Japan
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- Region
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- Kantō
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- Prefecture
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- Chiba
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- District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town of Japan
- Named after
- Kujūkuri Beach
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Sanbu district
- Population
- 18004
- Area
- 24.46
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Oamishirasato
- Official website
- www.town.kujukuri.chiba.jp
- Image
- Kujukuri town hall.JPG
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- inception
- 1955-03-31
- Commons category
- Kujukuri, Chiba
- official symbol
- Kentish Plover
- twinned administrative body
- Kamiichi
- name in kana
- くじゅうくりまち
- associated electoral district
- Chiba 11th district
- transliteration or transcription
- Kujukuri-machi
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- Climate
- Demographics
- History
- Government
- Economy
- Education
- Transportation
- Local attractions
- Sister cities
- Noted people from Kujūkuri
- Gallery
- References
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kujūkuri | native_name = | official_name = | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = Town
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kujūkuri-machi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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