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
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located in
Higashitonami District,
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 7,285 and a
density
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of 236.99 persons per km². The total area was 30.74 km².
On November 1, 2004, Shōgawa was merged into the expanded city of
Tonami
270px, Tonami-yotaka festival held in June
is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,659 in 16,739 households and a population density of 384 persons per km². Its total area was .
Geography
Tonami i ...
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Dissolved municipalities of Toyama Prefecture
Tonami, Toyama
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