Iishi District, Shimane
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,864 and a population density, density of 38.00 persons per km2. The total area is 242.84 km2. Towns and villages *Iinan, Shimane, Iinan Mergers *On November 1, 2004, the towns of Kakeya, Shimane, Kakeya and Mitoya, Shimane, Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, Shimane, Yoshida, merged with the towns of Daitō, Shimane, Daitō, Kamo, Shimane, Kamo and Kisuki, Shimane, Kisuki, all from Ohara District, Shimane, Ōhara District, to form the new city of Unnan, Shimane, Unnan. *On January 1, 2005, the towns of Akagi, Shimane, Akagi and Tonbara, Shimane, Tonbara merged to form the new town of Iinan, Shimane, Iinan. References Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iinan In Shimane Prefecture Ja
is a town located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,502 in 2018 households and a population density of 19 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Iinan is located in the Chugoku Mountains on the border of Shimane Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture, about 90% of the town is forest and wilderness. Surrounded by mountains of around 1000 meters, the flatland is about 450 meters above sea level, and the entire town is a heavy snowfall area. The Gōno River flows to its west. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. * Mountains: Mt. Oyorogi, Mt. Kotobiki, Mt. Mengame * Rivers: Kando River, Tonbara River, Akana River, Ono River (Tributary of Kando River) *Lakes: Lake Kijima (Kijima Reservoir). Subdivisions * Akana * Kijima * Oda * Tani * Tonbara, formerly part of Tonbara, Shimane Surrounding municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi Shimane Pre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshida, Shimane
was a village located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,299 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 20.17 persons per km2. The total area was 113.98 km2. On November 1, 2004, Yoshida, along with the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), and the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya (all from Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan. References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akagi, Shimane
was a town located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,372 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 28.58 persons per km2. The total area was 117.98 km2. On January 1, 2005, Akagi, along with the town of Tonbara (also from Iishi District), was merged to create the town of Iinan. References External linksOfficial website of Iinan Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Populated places established in 1957 Populated places disestablished in 2005 1957 establishments in Japan 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unnan, Shimane
file:斐伊川堤防桜並木2.JPG, 270px, Hii River Embankment file:Kamoiwakura Ruins.JPG, 270px, Kamoiwakura Site file:Unnan city center area Aerial photograph.2017.jpg, 270px, Unnan city center is a Cities of Japan, city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,279 in 13575 households and a population density of 64 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Unnan City is located in southeastern Shimane Prefecturem with the southern areas in the Chugoku Mountains. Most of the city is forest. Neighboring municipalities Shimane Prefecture *Iinan, Shimane, Iinan *Izumo, Shimane, Izumo *Matsue, Shimane, Matsue *Okuizumo, Shimane, Okuizumo Hiroshima Prefecture *Shōbara, Hiroshima, Shōbara Climate Unnan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Unnan is . The average ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohara District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the district had an estimated population of 30,838 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 124.74 persons per km2. The total area was 247.21 km2. Towns and villages * Daitō * Kamo * Kisuki Merger * On November 1, 2004, the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki merged with the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan. Ohara District was dissolved as a result. References Former districts of Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kisuki, Shimane
was a town located in Ōhara District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,890 and a density of 154.36 persons per km2. The total area was 64.07 km2. On November 1, 2004, Kisuki, along with the towns of Daitō and Kamo (all from Ōhara District), the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida (all from Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan. The Kisuki Line is named after the town of Kisuki. The town was known for its sakura The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ... tunnel. References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamo, Shimane
was a town located in the former Ōhara District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,621 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 214.20 persons per km2. The total area was 30.91 km2. On November 1, 2004, Kamo, along with the towns of Daitō and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida (all from Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan. References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daitō, Shimane
was a town located in Ōhara District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,327 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 94.11 persons per km2. The total area was 152.23 km2. On November 1, 2004, Daitō, along with the towns of Kamo and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida (all from Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan. The town's sister city is Richmond, Indiana, USA. References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mitoya, Shimane
was a town located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,442 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 102.10 persons per km2. The total area was 82.68 km2. On November 1, 2004, Mitoya, along with the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), the town of Kakeya, and the village of Yoshida (all from Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan. References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kakeya, Shimane
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Iishi District, Shimane, Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,783 and a population density, density of 34.55 per km2. The total area was On November 1, 2004, Kakeya, along with the towns of Daito, Shimane, Daito, Kamo, Shimane, Kamo and Kisuki, Shimane, Kisuki (all from Ohara District, Shimane, Ōhara District), the town of Mitoya, Shimane, Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, Shimane, Yoshida (all from Iishi District, Shimane, Iishi District), was merged to create the city of Unnan, Shimane, Unnan. Notable residents * Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita (1924-2000) References Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iinan, Shimane
is a town located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,502 in 2018 households and a population density of 19 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Iinan is located in the Chugoku Mountains on the border of Shimane Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture, about 90% of the town is forest and wilderness. Surrounded by mountains of around 1000 meters, the flatland is about 450 meters above sea level, and the entire town is a heavy snowfall area. The Gōno River flows to its west. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. * Mountains: Mt. Oyorogi, Mt. Kotobiki, Mt. Mengame * Rivers: Kando River, Tonbara River, Akana River, Ono River (Tributary of Kando River) *Lakes: Lake Kijima (Kijima Reservoir). Subdivisions * Akana * Kijima * Oda * Tani * Tonbara, formerly part of Tonbara, Shimane Surrounding municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi Shimane Pre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |