Amarume, Yamagata
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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 Higashitagawa District, Yamagata
Higashitagawa District, Yamagata
is a district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 67,663 and a density of 61.25 persons per km²...

, 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 July 1, 2005 Amarume was merged with the town of Tachikawa
Tachikawa, Yamagata
was a town located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata, Japan.On July 1, 2005, Tachikawa was merged with the town of Amarume, also from Higashitagawa District, to form the new town of Shōnai....

, also from Higashitagawa District
Higashitagawa District, Yamagata
is a district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 67,663 and a density of 61.25 persons per km²...

, to form the new town of Shōnai
Shonai, Yamagata
is a town located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata, Japan. It was created by the merger of the towns of Amarume and Tachikawa in 2005.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 24,921 and the density of 249.26 persons per km²...

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