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
Tōhaku District,
Tottori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of . ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 6,461 and a
density
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of 137.26 persons per km
2. The total area was 47.07 km
2.
On October 1, 2004, Tōgō, along with the town of
Hawai, and the village of
Tomari (all from
Tōhaku District), was merged to create the town of
Yurihama.
References
External links
Yurihama official website
Dissolved municipalities of Tottori Prefecture
Tōhaku District, Tottori
Yurihama, Tottori
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