Nanto, Toyama
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is a city
located in Toyama Prefecture
, Japan
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The city was founded on November 1, 2004 with the merger of eight towns and villages, all are from Higashitonami District
, except Fukumitsu.
The city takes its name from its relative location to the neighboring city Tonami, the south—"nan" (南) in Japanese—and the first syllable of the neighboring city's name—"to" (砺).
Cities of Japan
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located in Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
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As of 2000, 8 municipalities that merged into the city had an estimated total population of 60,182 with an average population density of 89.98 persons per km². The total area is 668.86 km². As of May 31, 2011, the population of Nanto is 55,315 persons, with 17,386 householdHousehold
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
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The city was founded on November 1, 2004 with the merger of eight towns and villages, all are from Higashitonami District
Higashitonami District, Toyama
Higashitonami was a district located in Toyama, Japan.Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern Etchu Province, split into Nishitonami and Higashitonami Districts.At the time of founding, the...
, except Fukumitsu.
- FukunoFukuno, ToyamaFukuno was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Fukuno was merged with the towns of Inami and Jōhana, the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the new...
- InamiInami, ToyamaInami was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Inami was merged with the towns of Fukuno and Jōhana, the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the new...
- InokuchiInokuchi, ToyamaInokuchi was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Inokuchi was merged with the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, the villages of Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the...
- JohanaJohana, ToyamaJōhana was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Jōhana was merged with the towns of Fukuno and Inami, the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the new...
- KamitairaKamitaira, ToyamaKamitaira was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kamitaira was merged with the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, the villages of Inokuchi, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the...
- TairaTaira, Toyamawas a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Taira was merged with the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, and the town of Fukumitsu, from Nishitonami District, to form the new city...
- TogaToga, ToyamaToga was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan. Historically, along with neighbouring Taira, Kami-Taira and Shirakawa-go, the four villages formed what was known as the Gokayama region. The region is renowned for a unique type of A-frame housing design. These "gassho-zukuri"...
- FukumitsuFukumitsu, ToyamaFukumitsu was a town located in Nishitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Fukumitsu was merged with the towns of Fukuno, Inami and Jōhana, and the villages of Inokuchi, Kamitaira, Taira and Toga, all from Higashitonami District, to form the new city of Nanto.As of 2003, the town had...
, from Nishitonami DistrictNishitonami District, ToyamaNishitonami is a district located in Toyama, Japan.As of November 1, 2004, the district has a population of 13,770. The total area was 58.76 km².Prior to dissolution, the district has only one town left.* Fukuoka...
The city takes its name from its relative location to the neighboring city Tonami, the south—"nan" (南) in Japanese—and the first syllable of the neighboring city's name—"to" (砺).