was a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Ibi District

Ibi District, Gifu

is a district located in Gifu, Japan., the district has an estimated population of 72,109. The total area is 876.65 km².The area of the former village of Tokuyama in this district will be flooded by the Tokuyama Dam.-District Timeline:...

, Gifu

Gifu Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

, 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 January 31, 2005 Tanigumi, along with the villages of Fujihashi

Fujihashi, Gifu

was a village located in Ibi District, Gifu, Japan.On January 31, 2005 Fujihashi, along with the villages of Kasuga, Kuze, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi was merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Kasuga

Kasuga, Gifu

was a village located in Ibi District, Gifu, Japan.On January 31, 2005 Kasuga, along with the villages of Fujihashi, Kuze, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi was merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Kuze

Kuze, Gifu

was a village located in Ibi District, Gifu, Japan.On January 31, 2005 Kuze, along with the villages of Fujihashi, Kasuga, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi was merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, and Sakauchi

Sakauchi, Gifu

was a village located in Ibi District, Gifu, Japan.On January 31, 2005 Sakauchi, along with the villages of Fujihashi, Kasuga, Kuze, and Tanigumi was merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, was merged into the expanded town of Ibigawa

Ibigawa, Gifu

is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.On January 31, 2005 the former villages of Fujihashi, Kasuga, Kuze, Sakauchi, and Tanigumi merged with Ibigawa, resulting in a nearly 20-fold increase in area....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 3,980 and a density

Population density

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of 54.63 persons per km². The total area was 72.85 km².