Kurobane, Tochigi
Encyclopedia
Kurobane was a town
located in Nasu District
, Tochigi
, Japan
.
On October 1, 2005 Kurobane, along with the village of Yuzukami
, also from Nasu District
, was merged into the expanded city of Ōtawara
.
In 2003 the town had an estimated population
of 16,499 and a density
of 87.93 persons per km². The total area was 187.64 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 Nasu District
Nasu District, Tochigi
Nasu is a district located in Tochigi, Japan. The district consists of the two discontiguous towns of Nasu and Nakagawa, separated by the separate city of Ōtawara in the middle....
, Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, 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 October 1, 2005 Kurobane, along with the village of Yuzukami
Yuzukami, Tochigi
was a village located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Yuzukami, along with the town of Kurobane, also from Nasu District, was merged into the expanded city of Ōtawara....
, also from Nasu District
Nasu District, Tochigi
Nasu is a district located in Tochigi, Japan. The district consists of the two discontiguous towns of Nasu and Nakagawa, separated by the separate city of Ōtawara in the middle....
, was merged into the expanded city of Ōtawara
Otawara, Tochigi
is a city located in eastern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan which is in the northern part of the Kantō region north of Tokyo. Otawara is approximately 40 kilometers north of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi, and approximately 50 km east of the historic city of Nikkō...
.
In 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 16,499 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 87.93 persons per km². The total area was 187.64 km².
External links
- Kurobane official website (Japanese)