was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Hiba District,
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
,
Japan
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.
As of November 2021, the town had a
population
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of 1,864 and a
density
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of 16.93 persons per km². The total area was 110.13 km².
On March 31, 2005, Kuchiwa, along with the towns of
Hiwa,
Saijō,
Takano and
Tōjō (all from
Hiba District), and the town of
Sōryō (from
Kōnu District), was merged into the expanded city of
Shōbara
270px, Shōbara City Hall
270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park
270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph
is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of ...
.
External links
Shōbara official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture
Shōbara, Hiroshima
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