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 Yatsuka District

Yatsuka District, Shimane

was a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 59,733 and a density of 169.95 persons per km². The total area was 351.47 km².-Towns and villages:*Higashiizumo*Kashima*Mihonoseki*Shimane*Shinji*Tamayu...

, 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

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.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 13,817 and a density

Population density

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 of 324.04 persons per km². The total area was 42.64 km².

A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented on August 1, 2011: Higashiizumo merged into the city of Matsue

Matsue, Shimane

is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of August, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 207,000, following its most recent merging with Higashi-Izumo...

. Yatsuka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

External links

• Town of Higashiizumo (Japanese)