Shinminato was a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in Toyama

Toyama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....

, Japan

Japan

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, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 37,094 and the density

Population density

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 of 1,146.29 persons per km². The total area is 32.36 km².

The city was founded on 15 March 1951.

On November 1, 2005 Shinminato was merged with the towns of Daimon

Daimon, Toyama

was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Daimon was merged with the towns of Kosugi and Ōshima, the village of Shimo, all from Imizu District, and the old city of Shinminato, to form the new city of Imizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003,...

, Kosugi

Kosugi, Toyama

Kosugi was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Kosugi was merged with the towns of Daimon and Ōshima, the village of Shimo, all from Imizu District, and the old city of Shinminato, to form the new city of Imizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As...

 and Ōshima

Oshima, Toyama

was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Ōshima was merged with the towns of Daimon and Kosugi, the village of Shimo, all from Imizu District, and the old city of Shinminato, to form the new city of Imizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003,...

, and the village of Shimo

Shimo, Toyama

was a village located in Imizu District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Shimo was merged with the towns of Daimon, Kosugi and Ōshima, all from Imizu District, and the old city of Shinminato, to form the new city of Imizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village...

, all from Imizu District

Imizu District, Toyama

Imizu is a district located in Toyama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,362 and a density of 747.39 persons per km²...

, to form the new city of Imizu

Imizu, Toyama

is a city located in Toyama, Japan.As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 93,215 and a population density of 854 persons per km²...

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