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 Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata

Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

, 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 town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 28,687 and a density

Population density

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 of 108.75 persons per km². The total area was 263.79 km².

On November 1, 2004 Muikamachi was merged with the town of Yamato

Yamato, Niigata

Yamato was a town located in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata, Japan.The town was established as a village in 1956, and promoted to a town in 1962.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,195 and a density of 116.07 persons per km²...

, also from Minami-Uonuma District, to form the new city of Minami-Uonuma.