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
Yoshiki District,
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,064 and a population density of 90.56 persons per km
2. The total area was 89.05 km
2.
On February 1, 2005, Kokufu, along with the town of
Kuguno, and the villages of
Asahi
Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to:
Places in Japan Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')
Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi ...
,
Kiyomi
('' Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese, sweet citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the la ...
,
Miya,
Nyūkawa,
Shōkawa and
Takane (all from
Ōno District), and the village of
Kamitakara (also from
Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of
Takayama and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
.
Notes
External links
Official website of Takayama
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture
Takayama, Gifu
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