was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Ōchi District,
Shimane Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 4,335 and a
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...
of 23.32 persons per km
2. The total area was 185.89 km
2.
On October 1, 2004, Ōchi, along with the village of
Daiwa (also from
Ōchi District), was merged to create the town of
Misato.
Rivers and mountains
*
Gōnokawa River
References
Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture
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