Location Map of former Akiyama Village former Akiyama Village Hall was a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

located in

Minamitsuru District is a rural Districts of Japan, district located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 48,970 with a population density, density of 116,3 persons per km2. The total area ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 2,306 and a

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of 51.09 persons per km². The total area was 45.14 km². On February 13, 2005, Akiyama was merged with the former town of

Uenohara is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 23,158 in 9987 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Uenohara is ...

(from Kitatsuru District), to create the city of

References

External links

Uenohara official website
Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture {{Yamanashi-geo-stub