Daisen, Akita

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Daisen (大仙市, -shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, it has an estimated population of 98,326 and an area of 866.68 km², giving a population density of 113.45 per square kilometer.

The city was created on March 22, 2005 from the merger of Ōmagari City, the towns Kamioka, Nishisenboku, Nakasen, Kyōwa, Senboku, Ōta, and the village of Nangai, all from Senboku District.

Several of the former municipalities have new names within the city:

Ōmagari -> Daisen-shi Ōmagari (大仙市大曲)
Kyōwa -> Daisen-shi Kyōwa (大仙市協和)
Nangai -> Daisen-shi Nangai (大仙市南外)
Ōta (Ōta-machi) -> Daisen-shi Ōta-chō (大仙市太田町)

All others are simply Daisen-shi

After the merger, Daisen has the distinction of having the largest city assembly in all of Japan, 136 members [1], far exceeding even Tokyo Metropolis, due to the retention of all of the former municipalities' assembly members, though some have resigned.