Ashiro, Iwate
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Iwate District
, Iwate
, Japan
.
On September 1, 2005 Ashiro, along with the town of Nishine
, and the village of Matsuo
, was merged to form the city of Hachimantai
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 6,006 and a density
of 13.05 persons per km². The total area was 460.24 km².
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 Iwate District
Iwate District, Iwate
is a district located in Iwate, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 142,495. The total area is 2,846.44 km². The district covers the northern part of Morioka Metropolitan Area...
, Iwate
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
, 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 September 1, 2005 Ashiro, along with the town of Nishine
Nishine, Iwate
was a town located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan.On September 1, 2005 Nishine, along with the town of Ashiro, and the village of Matsuo, was merged to form the city of Hachimantai and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and the village of Matsuo
Matsuo, Iwate
Matsuo was a village located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan.On September 1, 2005 Matsuo, along with the towns of Ashiro and Nishine, was merged to form the city of Hachimantai and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, was merged to form the city of Hachimantai
Hachimantai, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate, Japan.Hachimantai was founded on September 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo, all from Iwate District....
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 6,006 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 13.05 persons per km². The total area was 460.24 km².
External links
- Official website of Hachimantai in Japanese