Minaminasu, Tochigi
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Minaminasu was a town
located in Nasu District
, Tochigi
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 13,128 and a density
of 160.96 persons per km². The total area was 81.56 km².
On October 1, 2005 Minaminasu was merged with the town of Karasuyama
, also from Nasu District
, to form the new city of Nasukarasuyama
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
.
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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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 13,128 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 160.96 persons per km². The total area was 81.56 km².
On October 1, 2005 Minaminasu was merged with the town of Karasuyama
Karasuyama, Tochigi
Karasuyama was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 18,799 and a density of 202.44 persons per km²...
, 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....
, to form the new city of Nasukarasuyama
Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi
is a city in Tochigi, Japan.As of May 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 30,894. The total area is 174.42 km².The city was founded on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the towns of Karasuyama and Minaminasu....
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
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