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townA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in
Gamō Districtis a district located in Shiga, Japan.As of September 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 35,629 and a density of 220 persons per km²...
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Shigais a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
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JapanJapan 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, 2006 Gamō, along with the town of
Notogawawas a town located in Kanzaki District, Shiga, Japan. It touches the Lake Biwa on the northeast.On January 1, 2006 Notogawa, along with the town of Gamō, from Gamō District, was merged into the expanded city of Higashiōmi....
, from
Kanzaki DistrictKanzaki was a district located in Shiga, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 41,048 and a density of 179.51 persons per km²...
, was merged into the expanded city of
Higashiōmiis a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,557 and the density of 303 persons per km². The total area is 388.58 km²....
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated
populationA 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 14,710 and a
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 424.65 persons per km². The total area was 34.64 km².
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