Tamagawa, Saitama
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Tamagawa was a village
located in Hiki District
, Saitama Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 5,568 and a density
of 387.20 persons per km². The total area was 14.38 km².
On February 1, 2006 Tamagawa was merged with the former village of Tokigawa, also from Hiki District
, to form the new town of Tokigawa
.
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 Hiki District
Hiki District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 145,235 and a population density of 515.31 persons per square kilometer...
, Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- 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 village had an estimated population
Population
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of 5,568 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 387.20 persons per km². The total area was 14.38 km².
On February 1, 2006 Tamagawa was merged with the former village of Tokigawa, also from Hiki District
Hiki District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 145,235 and a population density of 515.31 persons per square kilometer...
, to form the new town of Tokigawa
Tokigawa, Saitama
is a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.On February 1, 2006 Tokigawa absorbed the village of Tamagawa, also from Hiki District, to become the new town of Tokigawa....
.