was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Inashiki District,
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
,
Japan
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.
Population
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 10,434 and a
population density
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of 350.84 persons per km². The total area was 29.74 km².
Geography
Shintone was located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.
Crossed from west to east by the Shintone River (新利根川). The Ono River (小野川) was on the northern border and Hachiku River (破竹川) on the southwest border.
Its adjacent municipalities were
Ryūgasaki City, Edosaki Town, Azuma Town and
Kawachi Town.
History
April 1, 1955, Nemoto Village, Shibasaki Village, and Ōta Village merged to form Shintone Village.
April 1, 1982,
Japan National Route 408
National Route 408 is a national highway of Japan connecting the cities of Narita, Chiba and Takanezawa, Tochigi, with a total length of 116.9 km (72.64 mi).
References
408
Roads in Chiba Prefecture
Roads in Ibaraki Prefect ...
is enacted.
June 1, 1996, the town system is enforced and becomes Shintone Town.
March 22, 2005, Shintone, along with the towns of
Azuma Azuma may refer to:
Places
* Azuma, historical name for eastern Japan, now called Kantō region, Kantō and Tōhoku region
* Azuma, Gunma (Agatsuma), former village in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
* Azuma, Gunma (Sawa), former villag ...
and
Edosaki, and the village of
Sakuragawa (all from
Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of
Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
The address of the town hall was 〒300-1412, Shintone-machi, 7427 Shibasaki.
In 2018 the dismantling process of the former Shintone Town Hall and other facilities began.
Road
National highways:
Japan National Route 408.
Main local road:
Ibaraki Prefectural Road 5 and Ibaraki Prefectural Road 49.
Historic sites and recreation places
*Hōzenji Temple and Forest (逢善寺と森)
*Hirai family residence (平井家住宅)
*Dōmae Nature Park – On a bank of the Shintone River (堂前自然公園)
*Shintone Sports Park - Sport center and baseball (新利根総合運動公園)
*Shintone Community Center (新利根公民館)
References
External links
Official website of Inashiki city{{in lang, ja
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture