was a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Katori District,

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

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. Kurimoto Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 10, 1924. On March 27, 2006, Kurimoto, along with the city of Sawara, and the towns of Omigawa and Yamada (both from Katori District), was merged to create the city of Katori, and thus no longer exists as an independent

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. In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated

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of 5,179 and a

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of 178 persons per km². Its total area was 29.05 km².

References

External links

Katori official site
Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture 1889 establishments in Japan Populated places established in 1889 Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan Katori, Chiba {{Chiba-geo-stub