Seidan, Hyogo
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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 Mihara District
Mihara District, Hyogo
Mihara was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 53,638 and a density of 234.05 persons per km²...

, Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, 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 12,004 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 214.40 persons per km². The total area was 55.99 km².

On January 11, 2005 Seidan was merged with the towns of Mihara
Mihara, Hyogo
was a town located in Mihara District, Hyogo, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,511 and a density of 282.96 persons per km². The total area was 58.35 km²....

, Midori
Midori, Hyogo
was a town located in Mihara District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,202 and a density of 222.37 persons per km². The total area was 27.89 km²....

 and Nandan
Nandan, Hyogo
was a town located in Mihara District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It consisted of a part of Awaji Island and the much smaller Numa island. It is located at the southern end of Awaji island, from which it also derived its name....

, all from Mihara District
Mihara District, Hyogo
Mihara was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 53,638 and a density of 234.05 persons per km²...

, to form the new city of Minamiawaji
Minamiawaji, Hyogo
is a city located in the southern part of Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.The city was formed on 11 January 2005 from the merger of all four towns of the former Mihara District: Mihara, Midori, Nandan and Seidan...

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