Kurimoto, Chiba
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Katori District
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
.
Kurimoto Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 10, 1924.
On March 27, 2006 Kurimoto was merged
with the towns of Omigawa
and Yamada
, from Katori District
, and the old city of Sawara
, to form the new city of Katori
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population
of 5,179 and a population density
of 178 persons per km². Its total area was 29.05 km².
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 Katori District
Katori District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-Katori-Narita creation district had an estimated population of 40,260...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, 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...
.
Kurimoto Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 10, 1924.
On March 27, 2006 Kurimoto was merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
with the towns of Omigawa
Omigawa, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous shell middens and burial mounds from the Japanese Paleolithic through Kofun period. During the Edo period, it was the center of Omigawa Domain, a feudal domain of the...
and Yamada
Yamada, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Yamada Town was established on August 1, 1954 through the merger of town of Fuma with the villages of Yatsu and Yamakura...
, from Katori District
Katori District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-Katori-Narita creation district had an estimated population of 40,260...
, and the old city of Sawara
Sawara, Chiba
was a city located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Sawara has been settled since prehistoric times, and has numerous remains of Jōmon period shell middens and Kofun period burial mounds...
, to form the new city of Katori
Katori, Chiba
is a city located in northern Chiba, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 82,633 and a population density of 315 persons per km². The total area was 262.31 km²...
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population
Population
A 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 5,179 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 178 persons per km². Its total area was 29.05 km².
External links
- Kurimoto official website in Japanese