was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Mino District,
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 2,615 and a
density
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of 19.72 persons per km
2. The total area was 132.64 km
2.
On November 1, 2004, Mito, along with the town of
Hikimi (also from
Mino District), was merged into the expanded city of
Masuda
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952.
As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976.
As of December 2019, the city has a population of 46,209.
As of March 2017, the city has a popula ...
.
Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture
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