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
Minamiuonuma District,
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
,
Japan
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.
The town was established as a village in 1956, and was elevated to a town in 1962.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 15,195 and a
density
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of 116.07 persons per km
2. The total area was 130.91 km
2.
On November 1, 2004, Yamato, along with the town of
Muikamachi (also from
Minamiuonuma District), was merged to create the city of
Minamiuonuma.
References
External links
Minamiuonuma official website
Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture
Minamiuonuma
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