was a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Naga District,
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 () and a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003 town had an estimated
population
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of 15,111 and a
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ...
of 311.89 persons per km
2. The total area was 48.45 km
2.
On November 11, 2005, Uchita, along with the towns of
Kishigawa,
Kokawa,
Momoyama and
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
** Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong River
** Naga, another name for Bakunawa, an ...
(all from
Naga District), was merged to create the city of
Kinokawa.
References
External links
Official town websiteKinokawa city
Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture
Kinokawa, Wakayama
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