On April 1, 2005 Muraoka was merged with the town of Kasumi, from Kinosaki District, and the town of Mikata, also from Mikata District, to form the new town of Kami, in Mikata District, and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The portion of Kami that was Muraoka is now informally known as Muraoka-ku.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,370 and a density of 38.45 persons per km². The total area was 165.66 km².
Muraoka — bezeichnet: ein ehemaliges Dorf in der Präfektur Kanagawa: Muraoka (Kanagawa) (eingemeindet nach Fujisawa (Kanagawa)) eine ehemalige Stadt in der Präfektur Hyōgo: Muraoka (Hyōgo) (eingemeindet als Muraoka ku nach Kami (Mikata)) ein Lehen mit Sitz … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mikata District, Hyōgo — This article is about the district in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. There is another district with this name in Fukui Prefecture, see Mikata District, Fukui. Mikata (美方郡; gun) is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan. As of the April 1, 2005 merger (but… … Wikipedia
Mikata, Hyōgo — This article is about the former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. There is a town with this name in Fukui Prefecture, see Mikata, Fukui. Mikata (美方町, Mikata chō?) was a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 Mikata was… … Wikipedia
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Kinosaki District, Hyōgo — Kinosaki (城崎郡; gun) was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district was dissolved when all of its towns merged into other jurisdictions.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 41,455 and a… … Wikipedia
Kami, Hyōgo — nihongo|Kami|香美町|Kami chō is a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan. The town was formed on April 1, 2005 from the merger of the former towns of Mikata, Muraoka, and Kasumi.As of May 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of… … Wikipedia
List of Japan-related articles (M) — TOCleftThis page lists Japan related articles with romanized titles beginning with the letter M. For names of people, please list by surname (i.e., Tarō Yamada should be listed under Y , not T ). Please also ignore particles (e.g. a , an , the )… … Wikipedia
Koichi Tani — is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Muraoka, Hyōgo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2005 … Wikipedia
List of dissolved districts of Japan — A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan.The date shown is the day the district was dissolved i.e. the district… … Wikipedia
Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens — The Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens (但馬高原植物園, 17 hectares) are botanical gardens located at 709 Wachi, Muraoka cho, Mikata gun, Kami, Hyōgo, Japan. They are open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.The gardens were… … Wikipedia
