Yoro District, Gifu
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Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Gifu
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
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As of July 2011, the district has 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 31,058. The total area is 195.52 km².
Merger
- On March 27, 2006, the town of KamiishizuKamiishizu, Gifuwas a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu, Japan.On March 27, 2006, Kamiishizu was merged into the city of Ōgaki.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,660 and a density of 53.98 persons per km²...
, along with the town of SunomataSunomata, Gifuwas a town located in Anpachi District, Gifu, Japan.On March 27, 2006, Sunomata was merged into the city of Ōgaki.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,652 and a density of 1,372.39 persons per km². The total area was 3.39 km²....
from Anpachi DistrictAnpachi District, Gifuis a district located in Gifu, Japan.As of July 2011, the district has an estimated population of 45,152. The total area is 62.71 km².-Merger:...
, merged into the city of ŌgakiOgaki, Gifuis a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was incorporated as a city on April 1, 1918. As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 160,999 and a total area of .Ōgaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō...
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