was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
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located in
Yamamoto District,
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its geographic area is 1 ...
,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated
population
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of 5,819 and a
density
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of 52.24 persons per km². The total area is 111.38 km².
On March 20, 2006, Kotooka, along with the towns of
Hachiryū and
Yamamoto
Yamamoto (written: lit. "base of the mountain") is the 9th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese World War II flying ace
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese manga artist and characte ...
(all from
Yamamoto District), was merged to create the town of
Mitane.
External links
Mitane official website
Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture
Mitane, Akita
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