was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
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located in
Hakui District,
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefectu ...
,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ...
of 7,112 and a
density
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of 122.07 persons per km². The total area was 58.26 km².
On March 1, 2005, Shio, along with the town of
Oshimizu (also from
Hakui District), was merged to create the town of
Hōdatsushimizu and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
.
External links
Official website of Hōdatsushimizu
Dissolved municipalities of Ishikawa Prefecture
Hōdatsushimizu, Ishikawa
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