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Ichinomiya, Aichi (Mikawa)
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is a former town
located in Hoi District
, Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
. As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population
of 16,440 and a population density
of 449 persons per km². Its total area was 36.61 km². The town was often called as Mikawa-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with the much larger city of Ichinomiya
in former Owari Province
.
, the Toga Shrine. Modern Ichinomiya village was created through the merger of two small hamlets on July 1, 1906. It annexed Yamato village from neighboring Yana District in 1954. Ichinomiya was elevated to town status on April 1, 1961. On February 1, 2006, Ichinomiya merged
into the city of Toyokawa
and ceased to exist as an independent administrative division.
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 Hoi District
Hoi District, Aichi
is a former rural district located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008 , the district had an estimated population of 21,766 and a population density of 2194 persons per km². Its total area was 9.92 km².-History:...
, Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
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. As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 16,440 and a population density
Population density
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of 449 persons per km². Its total area was 36.61 km². The town was often called as Mikawa-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with the much larger city of Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city is often called Owari-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with another Ichinomiya . The pre-expansion city was once part of now-defunct Nakashima District until September 1, 1921....
in former Owari Province
Owari Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
.
History
Ichinomiya was named after the Ichinomiya of Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
, the Toga Shrine. Modern Ichinomiya village was created through the merger of two small hamlets on July 1, 1906. It annexed Yamato village from neighboring Yana District in 1954. Ichinomiya was elevated to town status on April 1, 1961. On February 1, 2006, Ichinomiya merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
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into the city of Toyokawa
Toyokawa, Aichi
is a medium-sized city of about 180,000 people located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city, founded on June 1, 1943, originally comprised the three formerly independent Hoi-gun towns of Toyokawa , Ko , Ushikubo , and the village of Yawata...
and ceased to exist as an independent administrative division.