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 Kinosaki District

Kinosaki District, Hyogo

Kinosaki was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district was dissolved when all of its towns merged into other jurisdictions....

, Hyōgo

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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On April 1, 2005 Takeno, along with the towns of Kinosaki

Kinosaki, Hyogo

was a town located in Kinosaki District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Kinosaki, along with the towns of Hidaka and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the towns of Izushi and Tantō, both from Izushi District, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka and no longer exists as an independent...

 and Hidaka

Hidaka, Hyogo

was a town located in Kinosaki District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Hidaka, along with the towns of Kinosaki and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the towns of Izushi and Tantō, both from Izushi District, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka and no longer exists as an independent...

, all from Kinosaki District

Kinosaki District, Hyogo

Kinosaki was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district was dissolved when all of its towns merged into other jurisdictions....

, and the towns of Izushi

Izushi, Hyogo

was a town located in the former Izushi District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Izushi, along with the towns of Kinosaki, Hidaka and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the town of Tantō, also from Izushi District, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka and no longer exists as an...

 and Tantō

Tanto, Hyogo

was a town located in the former Izushi District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Tantō, along with the towns of Kinosaki, Hidaka and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the town of Izushi, also from Izushi District, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka and no longer exists as an...

, both from Izushi District

Izushi District, Hyogo

Izushi was a district located in Hyōgo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the two towns in the district merged into the expanded city of Toyooka dissolving the district....

, was merged into the expanded city of Toyooka

Toyooka, Hyogo

is a city located in the northern part of Hyōgo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 90,443 and a density of 125 persons per km²...

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 5,685 and a density

Population density

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 of 55.31 persons per km². The total area was 102.79 km², along the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

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 with a beach good for swimming.

As of 2008, the town had a total of 5 schools: 3 elementary schools (Takeno Elementary, Naka Takeno Elementary, Takeno Minami Elementary) and 2 junior high schools (Takeno Junior High, Morimoto Junior High).

External links

• Official website of Toyooka in Japanese