Hikawa District, Shimane
Encyclopedia
was a district
located in Shimane
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
of 57,333 and a density
of 185.14 persons per km². The total area was 309.68 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in 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...
.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
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of 57,333 and a density
Population density
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of 185.14 persons per km². The total area was 309.68 km².
Towns and villages
- HikawaHikawa, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,246 and a density of 337.87 persons per km². The total area was ....
- KoryōKoryo, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Koryō, along with the towns of Sada, Taisha and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
- SadaSada, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Sada, along with the towns of Koryō, Taisha and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
- TaishaTaisha, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Taisha, along with the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
- TakiTaki, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Taki, along with the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taisha, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
Merger
- On March 22, 2005, the towns of KoryōKoryo, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Koryō, along with the towns of Sada, Taisha and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
, SadaSada, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Sada, along with the towns of Koryō, Taisha and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
, TaishaTaisha, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Taisha, along with the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taki, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
and TakiTaki, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Taki, along with the towns of Koryō, Sada and Taisha, all from Hikawa District, and the city of Hirata, was merged into the expanded city of Izumo....
merged into the city of IzumoIzumo, Shimaneis a city located in Shimane, Japan. Izumo is known for Izumo soba noodles and the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.-Demographics:The modern city was founded on November 3, 1941....
. - On October 1, 2011, the town of HikawaHikawa, Shimanewas a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,246 and a density of 337.87 persons per km². The total area was ....
merged into the city of Izumo. Hikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.