Togo, Miyazaki

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The Yamage district of Togo near the roadside station. Yamage Togo HyugaCity Miyazaki Japan 2010.JPG
The Yamage district of Tōgō near the roadside station.

Tōgō (東郷町, Tōgō-chō) was a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,025 and the density of 22.97 persons per km². The total area was 218.73 km².

On February 25, 2006, Tōgō was merged into the expanded city of Hyūga and no longer exists as an independent municipality. [1]

Tōgō literally means "east shire". This town was an eastern quarter of so-called Irigo (literally Inlands Shire) area.

History

The town was established in 1889 by merging the villages (now hamlets) of Shimosanga, Yamage, Tsuboya and Yaebaru-Sakonouchi; which later was elevated to town status in 1969.

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References

  1. ↑ "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" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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