Miyama, Fukui
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was a town
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 Asuwa District
Asuwa District, Fukui
Asuwa was a district located in Fukui Prefecture. The district had a population of 4,941 with an area of 250.74 km²....

, Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...

, 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...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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 of 5,044 and a density
Population density
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 of 36.62 persons per km². The total area was 137.73 km².

On February 1, 2006 Miyama, along with the town of Shimizu
Shimizu, Fukui
was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the rural town had an estimated population of 10,333 and a density of 243.19 persons per km². The total area was 42.49 km²....

, and the village of Koshino
Koshino, Fukui
was a village located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,793 and a density of 116.81 persons per km². The total area was 15.35 km²....

, both from Nyū District
Nyu District, Fukui
is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 23,995 and a density of 157 persons per km²...

, was merged into the city of Fukui
Fukui, Fukui
is the capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city is located in the north-central part of the prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.-Demographics:...

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