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
Kitakoma District,
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 7,126 and a
density
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of 40.89 persons per km
2. The total area was 174.26 km
2.
On November 1, 2004, Sutama, along with the towns of
Hakushū,
Nagasaka and
Takane, and the villages of
Akeno,
Mukawa and
Ōizumi (all from
Kitakoma District), was merged to create the city of
Hokuto.
References
External links
Official website of Hokuto city(in Japanese)
Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture
Hokuto, Yamanashi
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