was a village located in
Ōno District,
Gifu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...
, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,684 and a population density of 20.62 persons per km
2. The total area was 227.15 km
2.
On February 1, 2005, Nyūkawa, along with the town of
Kuguno, and the villages of
Asahi
Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to:
Places in Japan Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')
Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi ...
,
Kiyomi
('' Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese, sweet citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the la ...
,
Miya,
Shōkawa and
Takane (all from
Ōno District), the town of
Kokufu were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period.
History
As part of the Taika Reform (645), which aimed at a centralization of the administration following the Chinese model (''ritsuryō''), the '' ...
, and the village of
Kamitakara (both from
Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of
Takayama 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
External links
Official website of Takayama
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture
Takayama, Gifu
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