Asago was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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. The town was founded on March 31, 1954 from the merger of the former villages of Yamaguchi and Nakagawa.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 7,452 and a density

Population density

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 of 57.24 persons per km². The total area was 130.20 km².

On April 1, 2005 Asago absorbed the towns of Ikuno

Ikuno, Hyogo

was a town located in Asago District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ikuno was merged with the towns of Asago, Santō and Wadayama, all from Asago District, to form the new city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Santō

Santo, Hyogo

was a town located in Asago District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Santō was merged with the towns of Asago, Ikuno and Wadayama, all from Asago District, to form the new city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

 and Wadayama

Wadayama, Hyogo

was a town located in Asago District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Asago was merged with the towns of Asago, Ikuno and Santō, all from Asago District, to form the new city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, all from Asago District

Asago District, Hyogo

Asago District was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 35,762. The total area is 402.98 km²....

, to become the new city of Asago

Asago, Hyogo

Asago was a town located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town was founded on March 31, 1954 from the merger of the former villages of Yamaguchi and Nakagawa....

.

Geography

This town was located in the north of Hyogo Prefecture. It bordered on Wadayama and Yabu in the north, Santo in the east, Ikuno in the South and Ichinomiya in the west.

It was located in the east of Chugoku Mountains, and the mountains and forests were occupie 89％ of the town. The Maruyama flows from south to north in the town. The Tataragi Dam

Tataragi Dam

The Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Asago, in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan. With a total installed capacity of a , it is one of the largest pumped-storage power stations in the world, and the largest in Japan...

 was built across the Tataragi that is a stream tributary to the Maruyama.

Traffic

The Bantan Line

Bantan Line

The is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line is operated by the West Japan Railway Company and serves as a connector between the Sanyo Main Line and the Sanin Main Line...

, Bantan toll road and National Route 312

Route 312 (Japan)

National Route 312 is a national highway of Japan connecting Miyazu, Kyoto and Himeji, Hyōgo in Japan, with a total length of 153.5 km ....

, linked the Harima area (ancient Harima Province

Harima Province

or Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....

) with Tajima area (ancient Tajima Province

Tajima Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....

), ran parallel to the Maruyama. There ware two railway stations named Nii and Aokrua, and two roadside stations

Roadside Station

A is a government-designated rest area found along roads and highways in Japan.In addition to providing places for travelers to rest, they are also intended to promote local tourism and trade...

 named Asago and Flesh Asago.

International relation

Sister City Perth, Ontario

Perth, Ontario

Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...

, Canada

Canada

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