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
Iishi District,
Shimane Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a ge ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 3,783 and a
density
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of 34.55 per km
2. The total area was
On November 1, 2004, Kakeya, along with the towns of
Daito,
Kamo and
Kisuki (all from
Ōhara District), the town of
Mitoya, and the village of
Yoshida (all from
Iishi District), was merged to create the city of
Unnan.
Notable residents
* Prime Minister
Noboru Takeshita
was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989.
Born in Shimane Prefecture, Takeshita attended Waseda University and was drafted into the army during the Pacific War. He was first elected to the National Diet ...
(1924-2000)
References
Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture
Unnan
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