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 Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. On March 1, 2005, Kashima was merged with the towns of Rokusei and Toriya (all from Kashima District) to create the town of Nakanoto. 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 8,515, 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 178.96 persons per km², and a total area 47.58 km².

External links

Official website of Nakanoto
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ishikawa Prefecture Nakanoto, Ishikawa {{Ishikawa-geo-stub