Yokota, Shimane
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was a town
located in Nita District
, Shimane
, Japan
.
On January 31, 2005 Yokota was merged with the town of Nita
, also from Nita District
, to form the new town of Okuizumo
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 7,746 and a density
of 40.89 persons per km². The total area was 189.42 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 Nita District
Nita District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 16,253 and a density of 44.16 persons per km². The total area is 368.06 km².-Merger:...
, Shimane
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...
, 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...
.
On January 31, 2005 Yokota was merged with the town of Nita
Nita, Shimane
was a town located in Nita District, Shimane, Japan.On January 31, 2005 Nita was merged with the town of Yokota, also from Nita District, to form the new town of Okuizumo....
, also from Nita District
Nita District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 16,253 and a density of 44.16 persons per km². The total area is 368.06 km².-Merger:...
, to form the new town of Okuizumo
Okuizumo, Shimane
is a town located in the Nita District in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nita and Yokota....
.
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 7,746 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 40.89 persons per km². The total area was 189.42 km².