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
Kaijō District,
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...
, Japan.
Unikami was formed on March 31, 1954. through the merger of the villages of Takisato, Oumei, and Tsurumaki.
On July 1, 2005, Unakami
was merged with the city of
Asahi
Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to:
Places in Japan Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')
Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi ...
, the town of
Hikata (from
Katori District), and the town of
Iioka (also from
Kaijō District) to form the new Asahi city,
and it disappeared.
In April 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Asahi), the town had an estimated
population
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of 11,153 and a
population density
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of 390 persons per km
2. Its total area was 28.59 km
2.
References
External links
Asahi official website
Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture
Asahi, Chiba
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