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 Ōhara District

Ohara District, Shimane

Ōhara was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.In 2003, the district had an estimated population of 30,838 and a density of 124.74 persons per km²...

, Shimane

Shimane Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...

, 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 November 1, 2004 Daitō was merged with the towns of Kamo

Kamo, Shimane

was a town located in the former Ōhara District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kamo was merged with the towns of Daitō and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan.In 2003, the town had...

 and Kisuki

Kisuki, Shimane

was a town located in Ōhara District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kisuki was merged with the towns of Daitō and Kamo, all from Ōhara District, the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan.As of 2003, the town had an...

, all from Ōhara District

Ohara District, Shimane

Ōhara was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.In 2003, the district had an estimated population of 30,838 and a density of 124.74 persons per km²...

, the towns of Kakeya

Kakeya, Shimane

was a town located in Iishi District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kakeya was merged with the towns of Daito, Kamo and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, the town of Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan....

 and Mitoya

Mitoya, Shimane

was a town located in Iishi District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Mitoya was merged with the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, the town of Kakeya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan....

, and the village of Yoshida

Yoshida, Shimane

was a village located in Iishi District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Yoshida was merged with the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, and the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan....

, all from Iishi District

Iishi District, Shimane

is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,864 and a density of 38.00 persons per km². The total area is 242.84 km².-Mergers:...

, to form the new city of Unnan

Unnan, Shimane

is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.Unnan was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, the towns of Mitoya and Kakeya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District....

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 14,327 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 94.11 persons per km². The total area was 152.23 km².

The town's sister city is Richmond, Indiana, USA

Richmond, Indiana

Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...

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