Yanagida 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 Fugeshi District

Fugeshi District, Ishikawa

was a district located in Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and village of Yanagida from the district merged with the town of Uchiura from Suzu District and the districts merged forming Hōsu District. As of this date, Fugeshi District no longer exists.As of 2003, the district had an...

, Ishikawa

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

, Japan

Japan

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On March 1, 2005 Yanagida was merged with the town of Uchiura

Uchiura, Ishikawa

was a town located in the former Suzu District, Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Uchiura was merged with the town of Noto and the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, to form the new town of Noto and no longer exists as an independent municipality...

, from Suzu District

Suzu District, Ishikawa

was a district located in Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 the town of Uchiura merged with the town of Noto and the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, to form the new town of Noto, and the districts merged to form the newly-created Hōsu District...

, and into the expanded town of Noto

Noto, Ishikawa

Noto was a town located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Noto was merged with the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, and the town of Uchiura, from Suzu District, to form the new town of Noto, in the newly-created Hōsu District, Ishikawa and no longer exists as...

, in the newly-created Hōsu District

Hosu District, Ishikawa

is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The current total area is 456.69 km².The district has two towns.*Anamizu*Noto-District History:...

, and no longer exists as an independent municipality

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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 4,101 and a density

Population density

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of 39.38 persons per km². The total area was 104.14 km².

Pronunciation

Although the legal name of the village is YANAGIDA, inhabitants and neighbours pronounce the name YANAIDA, which most people are convinced that is the formal name.