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 Yoshiki District

Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi

Yoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...

, Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- 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 October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji

Tokuji, Yamaguchi

was a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....

, from Saba District

Saba District, Yamaguchi

Saba was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km²...

, and the towns of Aio

Aio, Yamaguchi

was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Aio, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....

 and Ajisu

Ajisu, Yamaguchi

was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....

, all from Yoshiki District

Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi

Yoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...

, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...

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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 23,173 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 693.80 persons per km². The total area was 33.40 km².

Ogōri train station on the Sanyō Shinkansen

Sanyō Shinkansen

The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...

, the Sanyō Main Line and the Yamaguchi Line

Yamaguchi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Masuda Station in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture.-Basic data:*Operator:*Gauge: 1,067 mm...

 is now called Shin-Yamaguchi Station

Shin-Yamaguchi Station

is a station operated by West Japan Railway Company in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line...

. The name change occurred on October 1, 2003, preceding the merger.