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 Nita 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 ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,000. The total area was 189.42 km² On January 31, 2005, Yokota, along with the town of Nita (also from Nita District), was merged to create the town of

Okuizumo is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Nita District, Shimane, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of August 1, 2023, the town has a population of 11,056 and a population density, density of 30 persons per km2. The area of the t ...

References

Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Okuizumo {{Shimane-geo-stub