. "Masuda (\u76CA\u7530\u5E02, Masuda-shi) is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952.As of September 2010, the city has an estimated population of 51,118 and a population density of 69.7 persons per km\u00B2. The total area is 733.16 km\u00B2. At the end of August 2009, the city had a population of 51,599. At the end of September 2008, the city had a population of 52,022.On November 1, 2004, the towns of Mito and Hikimi (both from Mino District) were merged into Masuda."@en . . . "Masuda"@en . . . "51118"^^ .