was a
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,096,721 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,186 Square kilometre, km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Pr ...
, Japan.
In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 66,520 and a population density of 1,109.96 persons per km
2. The total area was 59.93 km
2.
The city was founded in 1970.
On February 1, 2005, Mattō, along with the towns of
Mikawa and
Tsurugi, and the villages of
Kawachi,
Oguchi,
Shiramine,
Torigoe and
Yoshinodani (all from
Ishikawa District), was merged to create the city of
Hakusan, 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' ...
.
References
Dissolved municipalities of Ishikawa Prefecture
Hakusan, Ishikawa
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