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Sakamoto, Kumamoto

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Sakamoto
坂本村
Former village
CountryJapan
PrefectureKumamoto
DistrictYatsuhiro
Area
 • Total162.82 km2 (62.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total5,415
 • Density33.26/km2 (86.1/sq mi)

Sakamoto (坂本村, Sakamoto-mura) was a village located in Yatsuhiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,415 and a population density of 33.26 persons per km2. The total area was 162.82 km2.

On August 1, 2005, Sakamoto, along with the towns of Kagami and Senchō, and the villages of Izumi and Tōyō (all from Yatsushiro District), was merged into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

References

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  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.