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
Kamo District,
Hiroshima Prefecture,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,712 and a
density
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of 79.26 persons per km
2. The total area was 84.68 km
2.
On February 7, 2005, Kōchi, along with the towns of
Fukutomi,
Kurose and
Toyosaka (all from
Kamo District), and the town of
Akitsu (from
Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of
Higashihiroshima
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is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,186 in 90,294 households a ...
and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
.
Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture
Higashihiroshima
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