Oigawa, Shizuoka
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Shida District
, Shizuoka
, Japan
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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 Shida District
Shida District, Shizuoka
was a rural district located in central Shizuoka, Japan.As of the end of 2008 , the district had an estimated population of 12,110 and a population density of 227.25 persons per km². Its total area was 53.29 km².-HIstory:Shida District was created in the early Meiji cadastral reforms of 1879...
, Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, 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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Surrounding municipalities
- FujiedaFujieda, Shizuokais a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The modern city was founded on March 31, 1954. As of February 2009, the town has an estimated population of 142,023 and a density of 732 persons per km². The total area is 194.03 km².-Geography:...
- YaizuYaizu, Shizuokais a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of March in 2011, the city has an estimated population of 146,717 and a population density of 2,080 persons per km². The total area is 70.55 km²...
- ShimadaShimada, Shizuokais a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 100,846 and a population density of 319 persons per km². The total area is 315.88 km².-Geography:...
- YoshidaYoshida, Shizuokais a town located in Haibara District, southern Shizuoka, Japan. As of February 2010, the town has an estimated population of 29,872 and a density of 1430 persons per km². The total area was 20.84 km².-Geography:...
, Haibara DistrictHaibara District, ShizuokaHaibara is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 95,091 and a density of 126.88 persons per km²...
History
- April 1, 1889 - Aikawa Village, Yoshinaga Village and Shizuhama Village founded.
- March 31, 1955 - Ōigawa Town was formed from the merger of Aikawa, Yoshinaga and Shizuhama.
- November 1, 2008 - Ōigawa was mergedMerger and dissolution of municipalities of JapanMunicipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
into the city of YaizuYaizu, Shizuokais a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of March in 2011, the city has an estimated population of 146,717 and a population density of 2,080 persons per km². The total area is 70.55 km²...
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External links
- Oigawa official website (Japanese)