was a
village
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located in
Seta District,
Gunma Prefecture
is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of . Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fuk ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population
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of 10,205 and a
density
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of 540.23 persons per km
2. The total area was 18.89 km
2.
On February 20, 2006, Kitatachibana, along with the town of
Ikaho
was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,920 and a density of 175.63 persons per km2. The total area was 22.32 km2.
On February 20, 2006, Ikaho, along with the vill ...
, the villages of
Komochi and
Onogami (all from
Kitagunma District), and the village of
Akagi (also from
Seta District), was merged into the expanded city of
Shibukawa.
Although it was officially referred to as "Kitatachibana Village", the local residents commonly used the alternate pronunciation "Hokkitsu". With the 2006 merger, the "Kitatachibana" pronunciation was discarded, and the "Hokkitsu" pronunciation instated as the official one of this district of the new
Shibukawa City.
References
External links
Shibukawa official website
Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture
Shibukawa, Gunma
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