was a

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located in Kōnu District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 3,114 and a

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of 47.78 persons per km². The total area was 65.17 km². On April 1, 2004, Kōnu, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, and the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent

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. The main street of Kōnu also known as "Carter Street", named for US president

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after his visit in the 1990s.

Places of interest

* Jimmy Carter Civic Center * Susa Shrine * Shoganji Temple Emblem of Kōnu, Hiroshima (1975–2004).svg, Official seal/emblem Flag of Kōnu, Hiroshima.svg, Official flag

External links

Official website of Miyoshi
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub