Higashiizumo, Shimane

Higashiizumo (東出雲町, Higashiizumo-chō) was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Location of Higashiizumo in Shimane Prefecture

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,817 and a density of 324.04 per km². The total area was 42.64 km².

On August 1, 2011, Higashiizumo was merged into the expanded city of Matsue and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Yatsuka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[1]

References
  1. 松江市が人口「最下位」を返上 Sanin-Chūō Shimbun (in Japanese) Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine

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