was a
townA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in
Yatsushiro Districtis a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Yatsushiro merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 13,524 and a density of 406 persons per square kilometer...
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Kumamotois a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
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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 August 1, 2005 Kagami, along with the town of
Senchōwas a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005 Senchō, along with the town of Kagami, and the villages of Izumi, Sakamoto and Tōyō, all from Yatsushiro District, was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of...
, and the villages of
Izumiwas a village located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005 Izumi, along with the towns of Kagami and Senchō, and the villages of Sakamoto and Tōyō, all from Yatsushiro District, was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent...
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Sakamotowas a village located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005 Sakamoto, along with the towns of Kagami and Senchō, and the villages of Izumi and Tōyō, all from Yatsushiro District, was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent...
and
Tōyōwas a village located in Yatsuhiro District, Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005 Tōyō, along with the towns of Kagami and Senchō, and the villages of Izumi and Sakamoto, all from Yatsushiro District, was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent municipality...
, all from
Yatsushiro Districtis a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of the Yatsushiro merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 13,524 and a density of 406 persons per square kilometer...
, was merged into the expanded city of
Yatsushirois a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On August 1, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Izumi, Kagami, Sakamoto, Senchō and Tōyō to form the new expanded city of Yashushiro....
and no longer exists as an independent
municipalityJapan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...
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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 15,738 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 557.29 persons per km². The total area was 28.24 km².
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