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 Kamo District

Kamo District, Hiroshima

Kamo was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist...

, Hiroshima

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, 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 February 7, 2005 Kōchi, along with the towns of Fukutomi

Fukutomi, Hiroshima

Fukutomi was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Fukutomi, along with the towns of Kōchi, Kurose and Toyosaka, all from Kamo District, and the town of Akitsu, all from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as...

, Kurose

Kurose, Hiroshima

Kurose was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Kurose, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kōchi and Toyosaka, all from Kamo District, and the town of Akitsu, all from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an...

 and Toyosaka

Toyosaka, Hiroshima

Toyosaka was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Toyosaka, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kōchi and Kurose, all from Kamo District, and the town of Akitsu, all from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as...

, all from Kamo District

Kamo District, Hiroshima

Kamo was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist...

, and the town of Akitsu

Akitsu, Hiroshima

was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan.On February 7, 2005 Akitsu, along with the towns of Fukutomi, Kōchi, Kurose and Toyosaka, all from Kamo District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town...

, all from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima

Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima

is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and so also forms a commuter town of Hiroshima....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 6,712 and a density

Population density

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 of 79.26 persons per km². The total area was 84.68 km², and the current radioactivity is 0.887 Becquerel

Becquerel

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, or 1.17 The Incredible Hulkhttp://www.rerf.or.jp/general/qa_e/qa12.html.

External links

• Official website of Higashihiroshima in Japanese (English content forthcoming)