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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...
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Ochi DistrictThe is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 the total population of 8,419 with a total area is 30.35 km².It consists of one town:*Kamijima- History :*September 12, 1895 — The village of Yuge broke off the village of Uoshima....
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Ehimeis a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
. On October 1, 2004 the town was formed from the merger of the following towns and villages:
Ikinawas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Iwagiwas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Uoshimawas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Yugewas a town located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the town merged with 3 villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
. The name Kamijima literally means "upper island"; the town consists of a number of islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
is a
townA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in
Ochi DistrictThe is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 the total population of 8,419 with a total area is 30.35 km².It consists of one town:*Kamijima- History :*September 12, 1895 — The village of Yuge broke off the village of Uoshima....
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Ehimeis a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
. On October 1, 2004 the town was formed from the merger of the following towns and villages:
Ikinawas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Iwagiwas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Uoshimawas a village located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
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Yugewas a town located in Ochi District, Ehime, Japan. On October 1, 2004 the town merged with 3 villages into the town of Kamijima and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
. The name Kamijima literally means "upper island"; the town consists of a number of islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
As of March 31, 2006, the town has an estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 8,116 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. It is a key term used in geography....
of 267.15 persons per km². The total area is 30.38 km².
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