Arakawa, Saitama
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was a village
located in Chichibu District
, Saitama
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 6,184 and a density
of 131.66 persons per km². The total area was 46.97 km².
On April 1, 2005 Arakawa, along with the town of Yoshida
, and the village of Ōtaki
, all from Chichibu District
, was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Chichibu District
Chichibu District, Saitama
Chichibu is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km²...
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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of 6,184 and a density
Population density
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of 131.66 persons per km². The total area was 46.97 km².
On April 1, 2005 Arakawa, along with the town of Yoshida
Yoshida, Saitama
was a town in Chichibu District, Saitama, Japan.In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,728 and a population density of 86.66 persons per km²...
, and the village of Ōtaki
Otaki, Saitama
was a village located in Chichibu District, Saitama, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ōtaki, along with the town of Yoshida, and the village of Arakawa, all from Chichibu District, was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.In 2003, the village had an...
, all from Chichibu District
Chichibu District, Saitama
Chichibu is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km²...
, was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu
Chichibu, Saitama
is a city in Saitama, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 68,701, with a household number of 26,230. The total area is 577.69 km²....
and no longer exists as an independent municipality.