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
Kuga District,
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 14,396 and a
density
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of 99.96 persons per km
2. The total area was 144.02 km
2.
On March 20, 2006, Shūtō, along with the towns of
Kuga,
Mikawa,
Miwa,
Nishiki and
Yū, and the village of
Hongō (all from
Kuga District), was merged into the expanded city of
Iwakuni
file:20100724 Iwakuni 5235.jpg, 270px, Kintai Bridge
file:Iwakuni city center area Aerial photograph.2008.jpg, 270px, Iwakuni city center
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of ...
.
References
External links
Iwakuni official website
Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture
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