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 Minamiaizu District,

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. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 1,812 and a

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of 11.83 persons per km². The total area was 153.13 km². On March 20, 2006, Ina, was merged with town of Tajima, and the villages of Nangō and Tateiwa (all from Minamiaizu District), was merged to create the town of

Minamiaizu is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households, and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Minamiaizu is located in the mo ...

External links

Minamiaizu official website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture Minamiaizu, Fukushima {{Fukushima-geo-stub