Kitatachibana was a village

Villages of Japan

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 located in Seta District, Gunma

Gunma Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...

, Japan

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On February 20, 2006 Kitatachibana, along with the town of Ikaho

Ikaho, Gunma

Ikaho was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan.On February 20, 2006 Ikaho, along with the villages of Komochi and Onogami, all from Kitagunma District, and the villages of Akagi and Kitatachibana, both from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Shibukawa.As of 2003, the...

, the villages of Komochi

Komochi, Gunma

Komochi was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan.On February 20, 2006 Komochi, along with the town of Ikaho, the village of Onogami, also from Kitagunma District, and the villages of Akagi and Kitatachibana, both from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of...

 and Onogami

Onogami, Gunma

Onogami was a village located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan.On February 20, 2006 Onogami, along with the town of Ikaho, the village of Komochi, also from Kitagunma District, and the villages of Akagi and Kitatachibana, both from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of...

, all from Kitagunma District

Kitagunma District, Gunma

is a district located in Gunma Prefecture.As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 33,263 and a Density of 687 persons/km². The total area is 48.44 km².The district contains one town and one village.* Yoshioka* Shintō...

, and the village of Akagi

Akagi, Gunma

Akagi was a village located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan.On February 20, 2006 Akagi, along with the town of Ikaho, the villages of Komochi and Onogami, all from Kitagunma District, and the village of Kitatachibana, also from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Shibukawa.As of...

, also from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Shibukawa

Shibukawa, Gunma

is a city located in the extreme northwest of the Kantō Plain, in the center of landlocked Gunma, Japan. Encompassing the juncture of the Tone River and Agatsuma River, it is about 120km from Tokyo...

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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 10,205 and a density

Population density

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 of 540.23 persons per km². The total area was 18.89 km².

Although it was officially referred to as "Kitatachibana Village", the local residents commonly used the alternate pronunciation "Hokkitsu". With the 2006 merger, the "Kitatachibana" pronunciation was discarded, and the "Hokkitsu" pronunciation instated as the official one of this district of the new Shibukawa City

Shibukawa, Gunma

is a city located in the extreme northwest of the Kantō Plain, in the center of landlocked Gunma, Japan. Encompassing the juncture of the Tone River and Agatsuma River, it is about 120km from Tokyo...

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External links

• Shibukawa official website in Japanese.
• Kitatachibana official website in Japanese