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
Mitsugi District
was a district in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km2. The total area was 163.55 km2.
Former towns and villages
* Kui
* Mitsugi
* Mukaishim ...
,
Hiroshima Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 8,144 and the density of 98.14 persons per km². The total area was 82.98 km².
On March 28, 2005, Mitsugi, along with the town of
Mukaishima (also from
Mitsugi District
was a district in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km2. The total area was 163.55 km2.
Former towns and villages
* Kui
* Mitsugi
* Mukaishim ...
), was merged into the expanded city of
Onomichi
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total a ...
.
Mitsugi is divided into seven hamlets: Kamikawabe, Ichi, Kawachi, Imatsuno, Ayame, Yamato and Sugano.
Points of interest in the town include:
*The Bus Station, a
Roadside Station
*The Children's Library
*The Entsuba Memorial Museum.
The town's special product is dried
persimmon
The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-per ...
s.
The town was founded on February 1, 1955.
External links
Onomichi official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture
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