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Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture Sakuragawa, Ibaraki {{Ibaraki-geo-stub
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 Makabe District, Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
, Japan
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
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of 19,368 and a density
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of 305.49 persons per km2. The total area was 63.40 km2.
On October 1, 2005, Makabe, along with the village of Yamato
was originally the area around today's Sakurai, Nara, Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a Names of Japan, name for the whole of Japan.
Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial ...
(also from Makabe District), and the town of Iwase (from Nishiibaraki District), was merged to create the city of Sakuragawa.
See also
*Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, cast ...
References
External links
Sakuragawa official website
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture Sakuragawa, Ibaraki {{Ibaraki-geo-stub