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{{nihongo|'''Omigawa'''|小見川町|Omigawa-machi}} was a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Katori District, Chiba|Katori District]], [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. | {{nihongo|'''Omigawa'''|小見川町|Omigawa-machi}} was a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Katori District, Chiba|Katori District]], [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. | ||
== Population == | |||
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated [[population]] of 25,420 and a [[population density]] of 411 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Its total area was 61.84 km<sup>2</sup>. | |||
== History == | |||
Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous [[shell midden]]s and [[kofun|burial mounds]] from the [[Japanese Paleolithic]] through [[Kofun period]]. During the [[Edo period]], it was the center of [[Omigawa Domain]], a [[han (administrative division)|feudal domain]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early [[Meiji period]]. | Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous [[shell midden]]s and [[kofun|burial mounds]] from the [[Japanese Paleolithic]] through [[Kofun period]]. During the [[Edo period]], it was the center of [[Omigawa Domain]], a [[han (administrative division)|feudal domain]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early [[Meiji period]]. | ||
== Merge == | |||
On March 27, 2006, Omigawa, along with the city of [[Sawara, Chiba|Sawara]], and the towns of [[Kurimoto, Chiba|Kurimoto]] and [[Yamada, Chiba|Yamada]] (both from [[Katori District, Chiba|Katori District]]), [[Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan|was merged]] to create the city of [[Katori, Chiba|Katori]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 |trans-title=Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/hakusyo/chihou/32data/2020data/r02czs05-03.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=総務省 |language=ja}}</ref> and thus no longer exists as an independent [[Municipalities of Japan|municipality]]. | On March 27, 2006, Omigawa, along with the city of [[Sawara, Chiba|Sawara]], and the towns of [[Kurimoto, Chiba|Kurimoto]] and [[Yamada, Chiba|Yamada]] (both from [[Katori District, Chiba|Katori District]]), [[Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan|was merged]] to create the city of [[Katori, Chiba|Katori]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 |trans-title=Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/hakusyo/chihou/32data/2020data/r02czs05-03.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=総務省 |language=ja}}</ref> and thus no longer exists as an independent [[Municipalities of Japan|municipality]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture]] | [[Category:Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture]] | ||
[[Category:Katori, Chiba]] | [[Category:Katori, Chiba]] | ||
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Population
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population of 25,420 and a population density of 411 persons per km2. Its total area was 61.84 km2.
History
Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous shell middens and burial mounds from the Japanese Paleolithic through Kofun period. During the Edo period, it was the center of Omigawa Domain, a feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early Meiji period.
Merge
On March 27, 2006, Omigawa, along with the city of Sawara, and the towns of Kurimoto and Yamada (both from Katori District), was merged to create the city of Katori,[1] and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
References
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