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
Sorachi District,
Sorachi Subprefecture,
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2004, the village had an estimated
population
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of 3,671 and a
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ...
of 38.05 persons per km
2. The total area was 96.49 km
2.
On March 27, 2006, Kita, along with the town of
Kurisawa (also from
Sorachi District) was merged into the expanded city of
Iwamizawa
is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture.
As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 75,949 and the density of 158 persons per km2. The total area is .
On March 27, 2006 ...
.
External links
Iwamizawa official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido
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