Tomiai, Kumamoto
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was a town
located in Shimomashiki District
, Kumamoto
, Japan
.
On October 6, 2008 Tomiai was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 7,764 and the density
of 396.32 persons per km². The total area was 19.59 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 Shimomashiki District
Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 23, 2010 Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Misato. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 11,164 and a density of 77.5 persons per square kilometer...
, Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
, 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 6, 2008 Tomiai was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census...
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 7,764 and the density
Population density
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of 396.32 persons per km². The total area was 19.59 km².