Minamikawara, Saitama
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Minamikawara was a village
located in Kitasaitama District
, Saitama
, Japan
.
On January 1, 2006 Minamikawara was merged into the city of Gyōda
.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
of 4,098 and a density
of 704.12 persons per km². The total area is 5.82 km².
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Kitasaitama District
Kitasaitama District, Saitama
was a district located in Saitama Prefecture.Prior to its abolition, Kita-Saitama District had three towns:*Town of Kisai *Town of Kitakawabe *Town of Ōtone...
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, 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 1, 2006 Minamikawara was merged into the city of Gyōda
Gyoda, Saitama
is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 87,089, with 33,570 households and a population density of 1,292.70 persons per km²...
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As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
Population
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of 4,098 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 704.12 persons per km². The total area is 5.82 km².