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
Awa District,
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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.
As of August 1, 2004, the town had an estimated
population
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of 5,780 and a
density
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of 131 persons per km
2. The total area was 44.11 km
2.
Geography
Maruyama was located at the southeast end of Chiba Prefecture, in an inland area of the southern
Bōsō Peninsula
The is a peninsula that encompasses the entirety of Chiba Prefecture on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula covers ...
, with a small shoreline facing the
Pacific Ocean
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. The town had a temperate
maritime climate
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with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.
History
Maruyama Town was created on March 15, 1955 from the merger of former Maru Village, Toyota Village and a portion of Chikura Town. It expanded on September 1, 1956 through the annexation of a portion of former Minamihara Village.
On March 20, 2006, Maruyama, along with the towns of
Chikura,
Shirahama Shirahama (written: 白濱 or 白浜) may refer to:
Places
*Shirahama, Chiba, a town in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
*Shirahama, Wakayama
is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,704 ...
,
Tomiura,
Tomiyama and
Wada, and the village of
Miyoshi (all from
Awa District),
was merged to create the city of
Minamibōsō
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,143 in 17,175 households and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the fifth largest city in Chiba Pr ...
.
Economy
The economy of Maruyama was largely based on
horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
(primarily herbs and flowers), and summer tourism. Until 2020 it had a
Shakespeare
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Country Park.
Transportation
Highway
*
Japan National Route 128
National Route 128 is a national highway of Japan connecting Tateyama, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,865 in 20,558 households and a population density of 410 persons per ...
*
Japan National Route 410
References
External links
Minamibōsō official website
Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture
Minamibōsō
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