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 Shimomashiki District

Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 23, 2010 Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Misato. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 11,164 and a density of 77.5 persons per square kilometer...

, Kumamoto

Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, 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 January 15, 2005 Matsubase was merged with the towns of Misumi

Misumi, Kumamoto

Misumi was a town located in Uto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Misumi was merged with the town of Shiranuhi, also from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase, Ogawa and Toyono, all from Shimomashiki District, to form the new city of Uki and no longer exists as an independent...

 and Shiranuhi

Shiranuhi, Kumamoto

Shiranuhi was a town located in Uto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Shiranuhi was merged with the town of Misumi, also from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase, Ogawa and Toyono, all from Shimomashiki District, to form the new city of Uki and no longer exists as an independent...

, both from Uto District

Uto District, Kumamoto

was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 19,496 and the density of 252.77 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 77.13 km².-Merger:...

, and the towns of Ogawa

Ogawa, Kumamoto

Ogawa was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Ogawa was merged with the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi, both from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase and Toyono, all from Shimomashiki District, to form the new city of Uki and no longer exists as an...

 and Toyono

Toyono, Kumamoto

Toyono was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Toyono was merged with the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi, both from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase and Ogawa, all from Shimomashiki District, to form the new city of Uki and no longer exists as an...

, all from Shimomashiki District

Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 23, 2010 Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Misato. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 11,164 and a density of 77.5 persons per square kilometer...

, to form the new city of Uki

Uki, Kumamoto

is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on January 15, 2005, as a result of the merger between the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi, both from Uto District, and the towns of Matsubase, Ogawa and Toyono, all from Shimomashiki District....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...

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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 25,166 and the 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 659.66 persons per km². The total area was 38.15 km².