Asahi, Hokkaido
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was a town
located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District
, Kamikawa
, Hokkaidō, Japan
.
On September 1, 2005 Asahi was merged into the city of Shibetsu
.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population
of 1,799 and a density
of 3.45 persons per km². The total area was 522.01 km².
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 Kamikawa (Teshio) District
Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa District, in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaidō was divided into provinces and districts, this district was placed under Teshio Province...
, Kamikawa
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku , a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867...
, Hokkaidō, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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On September 1, 2005 Asahi was merged into the city of Shibetsu
Shibetsu, Hokkaido
is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 22,859 and the density of 20.4 persons per km²...
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As of 2004, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 1,799 and a density
Population density
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of 3.45 persons per km². The total area was 522.01 km².