was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Minamiakita District,
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its geographic area is 1 ...
,
Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 22,115 and a
density
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of 532.76 persons per km². The total area was 41.51 km².
On March 22, 2005, Tennō, along with the towns of
Iitagawa and
Shōwa (all from
Minamiakita District), merged to create the city of
Katagami
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,858 in 13,897 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Katagami is located in the coastal ...
.
Noted people from Tennō
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Koji Futada, politician
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Kenichi Kaga, professional soccer player
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Kōsei Yoshida, professional baseball player
External links
Katagami official website
References
Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture
Katagami, Akita
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