Shinonsen, Hyogo
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Mikata District
, Hyōgo Prefecture
, Japan
.
The city was founded on October 1, 2005, as a result of the merger
between the towns of Onsen
and Hamasaka
, both from Mikata District
.
As of May 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population
of 17,542. The total area is 241.0 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 Mikata District
Mikata District, Hyogo
Mikata is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of the April 1, 2005 merger , the district has an estimated population of 40,084 and a density of 66 persons per km²...
, Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- 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...
.
The city was founded on October 1, 2005, as a result of the merger
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal 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:...
between the towns of Onsen
Onsen, Hyogo
was a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan. Onsen is the Japanese word for hot springs and the town is named for the local hot springs.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,087 and a density of 51.35 persons per km²...
and Hamasaka
Hamasaka, Hyogo
was a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,835 and a density of 105.21 persons per km². The total area was 102.98 km²....
, both from Mikata District
Mikata District, Hyogo
Mikata is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of the April 1, 2005 merger , the district has an estimated population of 40,084 and a density of 66 persons per km²...
.
As of May 1, 2008, the town has 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 17,542. The total area is 241.0 km².
External links
- Shin'onsen official website
- Website of Antaiji, an international Zen monastery located in Shinonsen (English, Japanese and nine other languages)