Hikimi, Shimane
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was a town
located in Mino District
, Shimane
, Japan
.
On November 1, 2004 Hikimi, along with the town of Mito
, also from Mino District
, was merged into the expanded city of Masuda
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
of 1,700 and a density
of 5.67 persons per km². The total area is 300.08 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 Mino District
Mino District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane, Japan until 2004. The population before dissolution is 4,315 with the total area of 432.72 km².-Merger:*On November 1, 2004, the following two towns below merged into the city of Masuda and the district dissolved.**Hikimi...
, 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...
.
On November 1, 2004 Hikimi, along with the town of Mito
Mito, Shimane
was a town located in Mino District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004, Mito, along with the town of Hikimi, also from Mino District, was merged into the expanded city of Masuda....
, also from Mino District
Mino District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane, Japan until 2004. The population before dissolution is 4,315 with the total area of 432.72 km².-Merger:*On November 1, 2004, the following two towns below merged into the city of Masuda and the district dissolved.**Hikimi...
, was merged into the expanded city of Masuda
Masuda, Shimane
is a city located in Shimane, Japan.As of September 2010 the city has a population of 51,118 and the density of 69.7 person persons per square km². The total area is 733.16 km²...
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 1,700 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 5.67 persons per km². The total area is 300.08 km².