Kamisaibara, Okayama
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was a village
located in Tomata District
, Okayama
, Japan
.
On March 1, 2005 Kamisaibara, along with the town of Okutsu
, and the village of Tomi
, all from Tomata District
, was merged into the expanded town of Kagamino
.
As of 2003 (before the merger), the village had an estimated population
of 914 and a density
of 10.10 persons per km². The total area was 90.49 km².
Kamisaibara is the site of the first discovery of an outcropping of uranium ore within Japan. After discovery, the Ningyō-tōge Office of Atomic Fuel Corporation (now called the Ningyō-tōge Environmental Engineering Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency
) was built in 1957. The site has been involved in the "development of front-end technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle, namely, uranium exploration, uranium mining, refining, and enrichment."
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Tomata District
Tomata District, Okayama
Tomata is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 20,631 and a density of 33.22 persons per km²...
, Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- 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, 2005 Kamisaibara, along with the town of Okutsu
Okutsu, Okayama
was a town located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Okutsu, along with the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi, all from Tomata District, was merged into the expanded town of Kagamino....
, and the village of Tomi
Tomi, Okayama
was a village located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Tomi, along with the town of Okutsu, and the village of Kamisaibara, all from Tomata District, was merged into the expanded town of Kagamino....
, all from Tomata District
Tomata District, Okayama
Tomata is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 20,631 and a density of 33.22 persons per km²...
, was merged into the expanded town of Kagamino
Kagamino, Okayama
is a town located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Kagamino absorbed the town of Okutsu, and the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi, all from Tomata District, to form the new town of Kagamino, with a combined total area of 419.69 km²...
.
As of 2003 (before the merger), the village 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 914 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 10.10 persons per km². The total area was 90.49 km².
Kamisaibara is the site of the first discovery of an outcropping of uranium ore within Japan. After discovery, the Ningyō-tōge Office of Atomic Fuel Corporation (now called the Ningyō-tōge Environmental Engineering Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
The was formed October 1, 2005 by a merger of two previous semi-governmental organizations. While it inherited the activities of both PNC and JAERI, it also inherited the nickname of JAERI, "Genken" 原研, an abbreviated word for "nuclear research"....
) was built in 1957. The site has been involved in the "development of front-end technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle, namely, uranium exploration, uranium mining, refining, and enrichment."