Kōsei, Shiga

Kōsei 甲西町
Town
Kōsei Station
Flag Emblem
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Shiga
Population  (2003)
• Total	42,471
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

Kōsei (甲西町, Kōsei-chō) was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. "Kōsei" means "western Kōka".^[1] As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 42,471 and a density of 743.02 persons per km².^[2] The total area was 57.16 km². On October 1, 2004, Kōsei merged with the town of Ishibe (also from Kōka District) to create the city of Konan.^[3]

Transport

Railway

JR West – Kusatsu Line

• Mikumo - Kōsei

Twin towns

St. Johns, Michigan, United States.^[4]

Notable people

• Tenzo Okumura, politician of the Democratic Party

References

1. "Risshō-Kōsei-kai | Japanese Buddhist sect". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
2. "Statistics Bureau Home Page/Statistical Handbook of Japan 2019". www.stat.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
3. philbert. "Kosei and Ishibe merge to form Konan – Shiga Blog – by Philbert Ono". Retrieved 2020-01-19.
4. philbert. "Yahei hot chili peppers in Konan – Shiga Blog – by Philbert Ono". Retrieved 2020-01-19.