Kawashima | |
Subdivision Name2: | Oe |
Area Total Km2: | 17.69 |
Extinct Title: | Merged into Yoshinogawa |
Pop Est As Of: | 2003 |
Population Est: | 8,484 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Native Name: | 川島町 |
Subdivision Name1: | Tokushima |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Settlement Type: | Former town |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Population Density Km2: | 479.59 |
Kawashima (ja|川島町|Kawashima-machi, pronounced as /ja/) was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,484 and a population density of 479.59 persons per km2. The total area was 17.69km2.
On October 1, 2004, Kawashima, along with the towns of Kamojima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato (all from Oe District), was merged to create the new city of Yoshinogawa.[1] [2]