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
Naka District,
Tokushima Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 10,576 and a
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...
of 567.08 persons per km². The total area was 18.65 km².
On March 20, 2006, Nakagawa, along with the town of
Hanoura (also from
Naka District), was merged into the expanded city of
Anan.
External links
Anan official website
Dissolved municipalities of Tokushima Prefecture
Anan, Tokushima
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