was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Yosa District,
Kyoto Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2006, the town had an estimated
population
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of 7,913 and a
density
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of 134 persons per km
2. The total area was 59.05 km
2.
On March 1, 2006, Kaya, along with the towns of
Iwataki and
Nodagawa (all from
Yosa District), was merged to create the town of
Yosano.
Sister cities
Kaya's sister-town was
Aberystwyth in
Wales
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.
See also
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Groups of Traditional Buildings
Dissolved municipalities of Kyoto Prefecture
Yosano, Kyoto
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