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
Shida District,
Miyagi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akit ...
,
Japan
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.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,988 and a
population density
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of 232.16 persons per km
2. The total area was 30.10 km
2.
On March 31, 2006, Matsuyama, along with the city of
Furukawa, the towns of
Iwadeyama and
Naruko (both from
Tamatsukuri District), the towns of
Kashimadai and
Sanbongi (all from
Shida District), and the town of
Tajiri (from
Tōda District), was merged to create the city of
Ōsaki.
and
Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Dissolved municipalities of Miyagi Prefecture
Ōsaki, Miyagi
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