Kamiiso, Hokkaido
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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 Kamiiso District
Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 48,470 and a density of 71.18 persons per km². The total area is 680.95 km².-Merger:...

, Oshima
Oshima Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km².Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate.- Geography :-Towns and villages by district:* Futami District** Yakumo* Kameda District...

, 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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As of 2004, the town had an estimated population
Population
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 of 36,887 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 140.57 persons per km². The total area was 262.41 km².

On February 1, 2006 Kamiiso was merged with the town of Ōno
Ono, Hokkaido
was a town located in Kameda District, Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 10,826 and a density of 80.26 persons per km². The total area was 134.88 km²....

, from Kameda District
Kameda District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 39,166 and a density of 111.43 persons per km²...

, to form the new city of Hokuto
Hokuto, Hokkaido
is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaidō.It was formed on February 1, 2006 from merging the town of Kamiiso, from Kamiiso District, and the town of Ōno, from Kameda District....

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