Osato, Saitama
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was a town
located in Ōsato District
, Saitama
, Japan
.
On October 1, 2005 Ōsato, along with the town of Menuma
, also from Ōsato District
, was merged into the expanded city of Kumagaya
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 8,325 and a density
of 534.34 persons per km². The total area was 15.58 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 Ōsato District
Osato District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 130,305 and a population density of 629.34 persons per km²...
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- 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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On October 1, 2005 Ōsato, along with the town of Menuma
Menuma, Saitama
Menuma was a town located in Ōsato District, Saitama, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Menuma, along with the town of Ōsato, also from Ōsato District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumagaya and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, also from Ōsato District
Osato District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 130,305 and a population density of 629.34 persons per km²...
, was merged into the expanded city of Kumagaya
Kumagaya, Saitama
is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 203,089 . The total area is 159.88 km². The city is one of the biggest in northern Saitama Prefecture. It is the administrative, business and commercial centre in northern Saitama Prefecture. Eight...
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 8,325 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 534.34 persons per km². The total area was 15.58 km².