Kamishihi, Fukui
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was a village
located in Yoshida District
, Fukui
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 3,492 and a density
of 137.75 persons per km². The total area was 25.35 km².
On February 13, 2006 Kamishihi, along with the town of Matsuoka
, was merged into the town of Eiheiji
.
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 Yoshida District
Yoshida District, Fukui
Yoshida is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km².-Merger:...
, Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, 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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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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of 3,492 and a density
Population density
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of 137.75 persons per km². The total area was 25.35 km².
On February 13, 2006 Kamishihi, along with the town of Matsuoka
Matsuoka, Fukui
was a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,071 and a density of 595.54 persons per km². The total area was 18.59 km²....
, was merged into the town of Eiheiji
Eiheiji, Fukui
is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan. It is named after the Eihei-ji temple.As of the 2010 national census, the town population is 20,641. The total area is 94.34 km²....
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