Yamato, Niigata
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Yamato was a town
located in Minamiuonuma District
, Niigata
, Japan
.
The town was established as a village in 1956, and promoted to a town in 1962.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 15,195 and a density
of 116.07 persons per km². The total area was 130.91 km².
On November 1, 2004 Yamato was merged with Muikamachi
, also from Minamiuonuma District
, to form the new city of Minamiuonuma
.
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 Minamiuonuma District
Minamiuonuma District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 72,908 and a density of 77.41 persons per km². The total area is 941.82 km².- Mergers :...
, Niigata
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- 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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The town was established as a village in 1956, and promoted to a town in 1962.
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 15,195 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 116.07 persons per km². The total area was 130.91 km².
On November 1, 2004 Yamato was merged with Muikamachi
Muika, Niigata
was a town located in Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 28,687 and a density of 108.75 persons per km². The total area was 263.79 km²....
, also from Minamiuonuma District
Minamiuonuma District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 72,908 and a density of 77.41 persons per km². The total area is 941.82 km².- Mergers :...
, to form the new city of Minamiuonuma
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 584.82 km² and a population of 62,733 .-History:*The city was established on November 1, 2004 in a merger of the towns Muikamachi and Yamato, both from Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata.*On October 1, 2005, the town of Shiozawa...
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