was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Date District,
Fukushima Prefecture,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,592 and a
density
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of 309.34 persons per km
2. The total area was 21.31 km
2.
On July 1, 2008, Iino was merged into the expanded city of
Fukushima
may refer to:
Japan
* Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture
** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
***Fukushima University, national university in Japan
*** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
.
Iino is famous for UFOs. Japan's first-ever "UFO lab" for study and observation was opened here in 2020. The UFO Fureaikan museum is also located nearby, close to Senganmori mountain.
References
External links
City of Fukushimaofficial website
Iino International UFO Labofficial website
Iino UFO Fureaikan museumofficial website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2008
2008 disestablishments in Japan
Fukushima (city)
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