is a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Yazu District

Yazu District, Tottori

Yazu is a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 48,540 and a density of 55.43 persons per km²...

, Tottori

Tottori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...

, 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 November 1, 2004 Saji, along with the town of Kokufu

Kokufu, Tottori

was a town located in Iwami District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kokufu, along with the village of Fukube, from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu District, was merged...

, the village of Fukube

Fukube, Tottori

was a village located in Iwami District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Fukube, along with the town of Kokufu, from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu District, was merged...

, both from Iwami District

Iwami District, Tottori

Iwami is a district located in Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 25,607 and a density of 102.13 persons per km². The total area is 250.72 km².-Merger:...

, the towns of Aoya

Aoya, Tottori

was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Aoya, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube, both from Iwami District, the towns of Ketaka and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu...

, Ketaka

Ketaka, Tottori

was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Ketaka, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube, both from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu...

 and Shikano

Shikano, Tottori

was a town located in Ketaka District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Shikano, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube, both from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya and Ketaka, all from Ketaka District, the towns of Kawahara and Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu...

, all from Ketaka District

Ketaka District, Tottori

Ketaka was a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 22,283 and a density of 143.75 persons per km². The total area was 155.01 km².-Former towns and villages:* Aoya* Ketaka...

, and the towns of Kawahara

Kawahara, Tottori

was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kawahara, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube, both from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the town of Mochigase, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu District,...

 and Mochigase

Mochigase, Tottori

was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Mochigase, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube, both from Iwami District, the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano, all from Ketaka District, the town of Kawahara, and the village of Saji, all from Yazu District,...

, all from Yazu District

Yazu District, Tottori

Yazu is a district located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 48,540 and a density of 55.43 persons per km²...

, was merged into the expanded city of Tottori

Tottori, Tottori

is the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km²....

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As of 2003, the village 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 2,689 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 33.66 persons per km². The total area was 79.89 km².