Place:Hikari, Kumage, Yamaguchi, Japan

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NameHikari
TypeCity
Coordinates33.983°N 131.933°E
Located inKumage, Yamaguchi, Japan
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is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

The city was founded on April 1, 1943. It was reorganised with different borders on July 1, 1955 and October 4, 2004.

As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 51,040, and a population density of 560 persons per square kilometer (1,450.4 persons per square mile). The total area is . The name Hikari itself means "brilliance" or "light" in Japanese.

It is connected by railroad with a train station and route 188.

Hikari is bounded with Yanai, Kudamatsu, Shunan, Iwakuni and Tabuse in the Kumage District.

On October 4, 2004, the town of Yamato (from Kumage District) was merged into Hikari.

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