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
Kōnu District,
Hiroshima Prefecture,
Japan
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.
As of November 2021, the town had a
population
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of 1,212 and a
density
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of 17.16 persons per km
2. The total area was 70.61 km
2.
On March 31, 2005, Sōryō, along with the towns of
Hiwa,
Kuchiwa,
Saijō,
Takano and
Tōjō (all from
Hiba District), was merged into the expanded city of
Shōbara
270px, Shōbara City Hall
270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park
270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph
is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density o ...
.
References
External links
Shōbara official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture
Shōbara, Hiroshima
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