was a

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located in Yoshiki District,

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,801 and a

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of 323.83 persons per km². The total area was 24.09 km². On October 1, 2005, Aio, along with the town of Tokuji (from Saba District), and the towns of Ajisu and Ogōri (all from Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi.

References

External links

Yamaguchi official website
Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Yamaguchi (city) 1889 establishments in Japan Populated places established in 1889 Populated places disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub