Kawashima, Tokushima

Kawashima (川島町, Kawashima-chō) was a town located in Oe District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

Kawashima
川島町
Former town
CountryJapan
PrefectureTokushima
DistrictOe
Merged into YoshinogawaOctober 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)
Area
  Total17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(2003)
8,484
  Density479.59/km2 (1,242.1/sq mi)

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 17.69 square kilometres (6.83 sq mi).

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.


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