Senchō (千丁町, Senchō-machi) was a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1]

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,838 and a density of 611.63 persons per km2. The total area was 11.18 square kilometres (4.32 sq mi).

On August 1, 2005, Senchō, along with the town of Kagami, and the villages of Izumi, Sakamoto and Tōyō (all from Yatsushiro District), was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[2]

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  1. ^ "Senchō on Mapcarta".
  2. ^ "総務省|令和2年版 地方財政白書|資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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