was a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kitakatsushika District,
Saitama,
Japan
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.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 33,739 and a
density
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of . The total area is .
On March 23, 2010, the town of Washimiya, along with the town of
Kurihashi (also from
Kitakatsushika District), and the town of
Shōbu (from
Minamisaitama District), was merged into the expanded city of
Kuki.
Washimiya was famous for
Washinomiya Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in the Kanto Region.
References
Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture
Populated places disestablished in 2010
2010 disestablishments in Japan
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