Akagi, Shimane
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was a town
located in Iishi District
, Shimane
, Japan
.
On January 1, 2005 Akagi was merged with the town of Tonbara
, also from Iishi District
, to form the new town of Iinan
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 3,372 and a density
of 28.58 persons per km². The total area was 117.98 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 Iishi District
Iishi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,864 and a density of 38.00 persons per km². The total area is 242.84 km².-Mergers:...
, 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...
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On January 1, 2005 Akagi was merged with the town of Tonbara
Tonbara, Shimane
was a town located in Iishi District, Shimane, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Tonbara was merged with the town of Akagi, also from Iishi District, to form the new town of Iinan....
, also from Iishi District
Iishi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,864 and a density of 38.00 persons per km². The total area is 242.84 km².-Mergers:...
, to form the new town of Iinan
Iinan, Shimane
is a town located in the Iishi District in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on January 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Tonbara and Akagi, both from Iishi District....
.
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 3,372 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 28.58 persons per km². The total area was 117.98 km².