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
Iishi District,
Shimane Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a ge ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 2,968 and 2300.77 persons per km
2. The total area was 1.29 km
2.
On January 1, 2005, Tonbara, along with the town of
Akagi (also from
Iishi District), was merged to create the town of
Iinan.
Geography
The Kando River (神戸川) runs through Tonbara. Mt. Kotobiki (琴引山) is to the southeast, between Tonbara and Akagi in Iinan.
References
External links
Official website of Iinan
Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture
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