was a
village
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located in
Chichibu District is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population 755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km2. The total area is 796.03 km2.
History
According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Ku ...
,
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population
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of 2,920 and a
density
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of 40.88 persons per km
2. The total area was 71.42 km
2.
On October 1, 2005, Ryōkami was merged into the expanded town of
Ogano and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
References
Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture
Chichibu District, Saitama
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