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 the former Kami District

Kami District, Kochi

was a district located in Kōchi, Japan. The district was officially dissolved on March 1, 2006 when all its towns and villages merged into two new cities, Kami and Kōnan....

, Kōchi

Kochi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...

, 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 March 1, 2006 Kahoku was merged with the town of Tosayamada

Tosayamada, Kochi

Tosayamada is a town located in Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Tosayamada was merged with the town of Kahoku, and the village of Monobe, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer technically exists as an independent municipality...

, and the village of Monobe

Monobe, Kochi

Monobe was a village located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Monobe was merged with the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had an estimated...

, all from Kami District

Kami District, Kochi

was a district located in Kōchi, Japan. The district was officially dissolved on March 1, 2006 when all its towns and villages merged into two new cities, Kami and Kōnan....

, to form the new city of Kami

Kami, Kochi

is a city located in Kōchi, Japan.As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 30,591 and a density of 56.9 persons per km²...

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 5,507 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 42.24 persons per km². The total area was 130.37 km².