Seto, Okayama

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Seto(瀬戸町,Seto-chō) was a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Akaiwa was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The district seat was village of Monori.

Okayama Prefecture Prefecture of Japan

Okayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Okayama.

Japan Constitutional monarchy in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,794 and a density of 354.09 persons per km². The total area was 41.78 km².

Population All the organisms of a given species that live in the specified region

In biology, a population is all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is potentially possible between any pair within the area, and where the probability of interbreeding is greater than the probability of cross-breeding with individuals from other areas.

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

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On January 22, 2007, Seto, along with town of Takebe (from Mitsu District), was merged into the expanded city of Okayama. [1]

Takebe, Okayama human settlement in Japan

Takebe is a hilly and mountainous area located at the north end of Kita-ku in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Mitsu District was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Overview｜Okayama City｜サイトについて｜Languages". www.city.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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