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Ibogawa, Hyōgo
was a town located in Ibo District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,898 and a density of 545.14 persons per km². The total area was 23.66 km². On October 1, 2005, Ibogawa, along with the towns of Mitsu and Shingū (all from Ibo District), was merged into the expanded city of Tatsuno. The town's name continues to be used as a part of addresses within the former town area. Geography The Ibo River runs along the eastern edge of the town. Adjoining municipalities * Tatsuno (as formerly constituted), Aioi, Mitsu (also of Ibo District) History * 1951 April 1 – The town is established from the merger of the villages of Handa, Kanbe, Kōchi. * 1951 August 10 – A small part of the town belonging to the former village of Kanbe (the Nabano section) is transferred to Aioi. * 2003 April 18 – The city of Tatsuno and the towns of Shingū, Ibogawa, Mitsu, and Taishi form a merger council. * 2005 October 1 – Ibogaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |