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
Ketaka District,
Tottori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of . ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 4,567 and a
density
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of 86.55 persons per km
2. The total area was 52.77 km
2.
On November 1, 2004, Shikano, along with 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 '' ...
, the village of
Fukube (both from
Iwami District), the towns of
Aoya and
Ketaka (all from
Ketaka District), the towns of
Kawahara and
Mochigase, and the village of
Saji (all from
Yazu District), was merged into the expanded city of
Tottori.
References
External links
Official town website
Dissolved municipalities of Tottori Prefecture
Tottori (city)
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