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
Funai District,
Kyoto Prefecture,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,090 and a
density
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of 49.31 persons per km². The total area was 123.50 km².
On January 1, 2006, Hiyoshi, along with the towns of
Sonobe and
Yagi Yagi may refer to:
Places
*Yagi, Kyoto, in Japan
*Yagi (Kashihara), in Nara Prefecture, Japan
*Yagi-nishiguchi Station, in Kashihara, Nara, Japan
*Kami-Yagi Station, a JR-West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hi ...
(all from
Funai District), and the town of
Miyama (from
Kitakuwada District), was merged to create the city of
Nantan.
External links
Official website of Nantan
Dissolved municipalities of Kyoto Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2006
2006 disestablishments in Japan
Nantan, Kyoto
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