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
Ōno District,
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,088 and a population density of 11.14 persons per km
2. The total area was 187.37 km
2.
On February 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of
Kuguno, and the villages of
Kiyomi,
Miya,
Nyūkawa,
Shōkawa and
Takane (all from
Ōno District), the town of
Kokufu were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period.
History
As part of the Taika Reform (645), which aimed at a centralization of the administration following the Chinese model (''ritsuryō''), the '' ...
, and the village of
Kamitakara (both from
Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of
Takayama and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
.
The village was once located in
Mashita District (~April 1, 1950). Along with the village of
Takane, the village was transferred to
Ōno District on April 1, 1950, which lasted until February 1, 2005.
Notes
External links
Official website of Takayama
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture
Takayama, Gifu
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