was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Amakusa District

Amakusa District, Kumamoto

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 9,105 and a density of 135.77 persons per km²...

, Kumamoto

Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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On March 27, 2006 Ariake was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Goshoura

Goshoura, Kumamoto

was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Goshoura was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists...

, Itsuwa

Itsuwa, Kumamoto

was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Itsuwa was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists...

, Kawaura

Kawaura, Kumamoto

Kawaura was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Kawaura was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no...

, Kuratake

Kuratake, Kumamoto

Kuratake was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Kuratake was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no...

, Shinwa

Shinwa, Kumamoto

Shinwa was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Shinwa was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer...

 and Sumoto

Sumoto, Kumamoto

Sumoto was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Sumoto was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake and Shinwa, all from Amakusa District, and the old cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer...

, all from Amakusa District

Amakusa District, Kumamoto

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 9,105 and a density of 135.77 persons per km²...

, and the old cities of Hondo

Hondo, Kumamoto

was a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Hondo was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old city of Ushibuka, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent...

 and Ushibuka

Ushibuka, Kumamoto

Ushibuka was a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Ushibuka was merged with the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto, all from Amakusa District, and the old city of Hondo, to become the new city of Amakusa and no longer exists as an...

, to become the new city of Amakusa

Amakusa, Kumamoto

was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan.Amakusa-machi consists of five villages, four spread along the west coast of Shimo-shima and one located in the mountains between the coast and Hondo, the administrative capital of Amakusa city. They are, in order of geographic location...

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 6,109 and a density

Population density

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of 102.43 persons per km². The total area was 59.64 km².