Misato, Shimane
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is a town
located in the Ōchi District
in Shimane Prefecture
, Japan
. It was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the village of Daiwa
and the town of Ōchi
.
As of May 1, 2007 the town has a population
of 5,981 and a density
of 21.14 persons per km². The area is 282.92 km².
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 Ōchi District
Ochi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 27,648 and a density of 30.10 persons per km². The total area is 918.63 km².-Towns and villages:*Kawamoto*Misato*Ōnan-Mergers:...
in Shimane Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...
, 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...
. It was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the village of Daiwa
Daiwa, Shimane
was a village located in Ōchi District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,881 and a density of 19.39 persons per km². The total area was 97.03 km²....
and the town of Ōchi
Ochi, Shimane
was a town located in Ōchi District, Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,335 and a density of 23.32 persons per km². The total area was 185.89 km²....
.
As of May 1, 2007 the town has a population
Population
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of 5,981 and a density
Population density
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of 21.14 persons per km². The area is 282.92 km².