was a

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located in Toki District,

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. As of 2003, the town has an estimated

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of 11,309 and a

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of 840.82 persons per km². The total area is 13.45 km². On January 23, 2006, Kasahara was merged into the expanded city of

Tajimi is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 110,070 in 46,580 households, and a population density of 1200 people per km2. The total area of the city was . The city is famous for its production of Mino ware ceramic ...

History

Municipal Timeline

* July 1, 1889 - Founded as a village * October 10, 1923 - Elevated to town status * April 1, 1951 - All areas were merged into the city of

, the town of Kasahara was dissolved * April 1, 1952 - The village of Kasahara was founded for the 2nd time after all areas (excluding the locality of Takiro ) broke off from the city of

. * August 1, 1952 - Gained town status for the 2nd time. * July 1, 2002 - The Toyo-Seibu Merger Committee was held at Ceratopia Toki in the city of

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. * January 25, 2004 - The merger related election was held by Three cities and a town (Toki, Tajimi, Mizunami, and Kasahara from Toki District) and the town voted yes to the merger but three cities voted no. But all three cities are related to the former Toki District but they ended up finding there loophole. At that time, the election for the city's new name was also held, and Tono was selected as their new city's name beating Tokigawa, Oribe, Toto, Yoshisara, their new city hall was also selected (within the city of Toki), but the city of Tono became a legend
東濃西部合併協議会
* March 2005 - With the help from the governor of

, The city of Tajimi and Tajimi Industrial Committee was able to rename one of the interchange at Tokai Hokuriku Expressway-"Tokiminami-Tajimi." The city of Toki was very upset with this renaming, and the creation of the new city in the Toyo-Seibu region became serious. * January 23, 2006 - Kasahara was officially merged into the expanded city of

for the 2nd time.

References

External links

Tajimi official website
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Tajimi, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub