was 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 Higashiyamanashi District

Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701...

, Yamanashi

Yamanashi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...

, 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, 2005 Yamato was merged with the town of Katsunuma

Katsunuma, Yamanashi

was a town located in Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Katsunuma was merged with the village of Yamato, also from Higashiyamanashi District, and the city of Enzan to form the new city of Kōshū....

, also from Higashiyamanashi District

Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701...

, and the city of Enzan

Enzan, Yamanashi

was a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 5, 1954.On November 1, 2005 Enzan was merged with the town of Katsunuma, and the village of Yamato, both from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of Kōshū....

 to form the new city of Kōshū

Koshu, Yamanashi

is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 1, 2005, when the city of Enzan was merged with the town of Katsunuma, and the village of Yamato, both from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of Kōshū....

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As of 2003, the village has an estimated population

Population

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 of 1,495 and a density

Population density

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 of 34.74 persons per km². The total area is 43.03 km².

The village was established in 1941 by merging five villages from two different districts: Hajikano, and Tsuruse from Higashi-yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701...

; Tokusa, Tano, and Hikage from Higashi-yatsushiro

Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi

Higashiyatsushiro was a district located in Yamanashi, Japan.As of March 2006, the district has an estimated population of 513. The total area is 37.15 km²....

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