was a
villageA 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
Oki Districtis a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a density of 70.79 persons per km². The total area is 346.10 km².The Oki District encompasses the Oki Islands, historically called Oki Province....
,
Shimaneis 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...
,
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On October 1, 2004 Goka was merged the town of
Saigōwas a town located on the island of Dōgo in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2004, Saigō was merged the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma, all from Oki District, to form the new town of Okinoshima....
, and the villages of
Fusewas a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Fuse was merged the town of Saigō, and the villages of Goka and Tsuma, all from Oki District, to form the new town of Okinoshima....
and
Tsumawas a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Saigō was merged the town of Saigō, and the villages of Fuse and Goka, all from Oki District, to form the new town of Okinoshima....
, all from
Oki Districtis a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a density of 70.79 persons per km². The total area is 346.10 km².The Oki District encompasses the Oki Islands, historically called Oki Province....
, to form the new town of
Okinoshimais a town located on Dōgo, one of the Oki Islands, in Shimane, Japan.Japan considers the disputed Liancourt Rocks to be a part of Okinoshima.As of January 2008, the town has an estimated population of 16,214. The total area is 242.97 km²....
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As of 2003, the village 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 2,123 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 40.52 persons per km². The total area was 52.39 km².