Muikaichi, Shimane
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was a town
located in Kanoashi District
, Shimane
, Japan
.
On October 1, 2005 Muikaichi was merged with the village of Kakinoki
, also from Kanoashi District
, to form the new town of Yoshika
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 6,124 and a density
of 30.84 persons per km². The total area was 198.57 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 Kanoashi District
Kanoashi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 17,879 and a density of 27.79 persons per km². The total area is 643.38 km².-Mergers:...
, Shimane
Shimane Prefecture
is 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...
, 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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On October 1, 2005 Muikaichi was merged with the village of Kakinoki
Kakinoki, Shimane
was a village located in Kanoashi District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Kakinoki was merged with the village of Muikaichi, also from Kanoashi District, to form the new town of Yoshika....
, also from Kanoashi District
Kanoashi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 17,879 and a density of 27.79 persons per km². The total area is 643.38 km².-Mergers:...
, to form the new town of Yoshika
Yoshika, Shimane
is a town located in the Kanoashi District in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.It was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the town of Muikaichi, and the village of Kakinoki, both from Kanoashi District....
.
As of 2003, 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 6,124 and a 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 30.84 persons per km². The total area was 198.57 km².