was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Ena District,
Gifu Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 5,372 and a
density
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of 156.34 persons per km². The total area was 34.36 km².
On October 25, 2004, Iwamura, along with the towns of
Akechi,
Kamiyahagi and
Yamaoka, and the village of
Kushihara (all from
Ena District), was merged into the expanded city of
Ena
Ena or ENA may refer to:
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, and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
Iwamura Castle
270px, Edo period layout
was located in the southeastern area of Mino Province in Japan. Its ruins can be found in the modern-day municipal subdivision of Iwamura, in Ena, Gifu Prefecture. Along with Takatori Castle in Nara and Bitchu-Matsuya ...
is located in Iwamura.
Notes
External links
Official website of Ena
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2004
Ena, Gifu
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2004 disestablishments in Japan