Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi)

This article is about the town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There are other places in Japan with the same name including a village in Nagasaki; see Ōshima.

Ōshima (大島町, Ōshima-chō) was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,046 and a density of 453.56 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km².

On April 1, 2005, Ōshima, along with the towns of Saikai (former), Ōseto, Sakito and Seihi (all from Nishisonogi District), was merged to create the city of Saikai.

External links

Saikai official website (Japanese)

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