was a coastal
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
Nima 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 ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 3,853 and a
density
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of 53.63 persons per km
2. The total area was 71.85 km
2
On October 1, 2005, Yunotsu, along with the town of
Nima (also from
Nima District), was merged into the expanded city of
Ōda.
See also
*
Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, cast ...
References
Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture
Ōda, Shimane
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