was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Nei District,
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 35,749 and a
density
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of 525.41 persons per km
2. The total area was 68.04 km
2.
On April 1, 2005, Fuchū, along with the towns of
Ōsawano and
Ōyama (both from
Kaminiikawa District), the town of
Yatsuo, and the villages of
Hosoiri and
Yamada (all from
Nei District), was merged into the expanded city of
Toyama Toyama may refer to:
Places
* Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island
* Toyama (city), the capital city of Toyama Prefecture
* Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama
* Toyama Sta ...
.
References
External links
Toyama City official website
Dissolved municipalities of Toyama Prefecture
Toyama (city)
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