was a town

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 Minamiazumi District

Minamiazumi District, Nagano

Minamiazumi was a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 99,785 and a density of 117.22 persons per km²...

 of Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

, 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 Toyoshina was merged with the town of Akashina

Akashina, Nagano

was a town located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino....

, from Higashichikuma District

Higashichikuma District, Nagano

is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,044. The total area is 268.42 km²...

, the town of Hotaka

Hotaka, Nagano

was a town located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Hotaka was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the town of Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the town...

, and the villages of Horigane

Horigane, Nagano

was a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Horigane was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...

 and Misato

Misato, Nagano

was a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Misato was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Horigane, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...

, all from Minamiazumi District

Minamiazumi District, Nagano

Minamiazumi was a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 99,785 and a density of 117.22 persons per km²...

, to form the new city of Azumino

Azumino, Nagano

is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on October 1, 2005, when the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, and the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, from Minamiazumi District, merged to form a new city...

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As of 2003, the town has an estimated population

Population

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 of 27,546 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 704.32 persons per km². The total area is 39.11 km².

The name Toyoshina is an acronym of the four antecedent villages: Toba, Yoshino, Shinden, and Nariai.