Kōhoku, Saga

Kōhoku
Kōhoku; 江北町
	— Town —
	Location of Kōhoku in Saga Prefecture
	Kōhoku
	Coordinates: 33°13′N 130°9′E / 33.217°N 130.15°ECoordinates: 33°13′N 130°9′E / 33.217°N 130.15°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Saga Prefecture
District	Kishima District
	Government
• Mayor	Kenichi Tanaka
	Area
• Total	24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
	Population (February 1, 2009)
• Total	9,544
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Ilex integra
- Flower	Narcissus
Phone number	0952-86-2111
Address	1651-1 Ōaza Yamaguchi, Kōhoku-chō, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken; 849-0592
Website	Town of Kōhoku

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Kōhoku (江北町, Kōhoku-machi^?) is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is known as a crossroads for railways and national highways, and as such has dubbed itself "the navel of Saga".

[edit] Geography

April 1, 1932 - The villages of Oda (小田村), Yamaguchi (山口村), and Sarushi (佐留志村) merge to form the village of Kōhoku.
April 1, 1952- The village of Kōhoku gains town status.
September 30, 1956 - Part of the village of Teisen (砥川村) from Ogi District merges with Kōhoku.

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Kōhoku 江北町
— Town —
Location of Kōhoku in Saga Prefecture
Kōhoku
Coordinates: 33°13′N 130°9′E / 33.217°N 130.15°E / 33.217; 130.15Coordinates: 33°13′N 130°9′E / 33.217°N 130.15°E / 33.217; 130.15
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Saga Prefecture
District	Kishima District
Government
• Mayor	Kenichi Tanaka
Area
• Total	24.48 km² (9.45 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2009)
• Total	9,544
• Density	390/km² (1,000/sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Ilex integra
- Flower	Narcissus
Phone number	0952-86-2111
Address	1651-1 Ōaza Yamaguchi, Kōhoku-chō, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken 849-0592
Website	Town of Kōhoku