Miyamori, Iwate
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Miyamori was a village
located in Kamihei District
, Iwate
, Japan
.
On October 1, 2005 Miyamori was merged into the expanded city of Tōno
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
of 5,233 and a density
of 31.67 persons per km². The total area was 165.24 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 Kamihei District
Kamihei District, Iwate
is a district located in Iwate, Japan.Following the Tōno merger the district consists of the single town of Ōtsuchi. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 16,521. The total area is 200.58 km²....
, Iwate
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
, 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 Miyamori was merged into the expanded city of Tōno
Tono, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate, Japan. The city of Tōno lies near the center of Iwate Prefecture in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River. It is known as "The City of Folklore" for its rural nature, its preservation of traditional culture and especially for the collection of folktales, Tōno...
and no longer exists as an independent municipality
Municipalities of Japan
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As of 2003, the village had an estimated population
Population
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of 5,233 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 31.67 persons per km². The total area was 165.24 km².