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
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located in
Yazu District,
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 4,413 and a
density
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of 82.22 persons per km². The total area was 53.67 km².
On March 31, 2005, Funaoka, along with the towns of
Hattō and
Kōge (all from
Yazu District), was merged to create the town of
Yazu
is a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2015, the town has a population of 16,985 and a density of . The total area is .
Yazu was formed on March 31, 2005, by the merger of the towns of Funaoka, Hattō ...
.
External links
Yazu official website
Dissolved municipalities of Tottori Prefecture
Yazu, Tottori
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