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Shingū, Hyōgo

Coordinates: 34°55′07″N 134°32′58″E / 34.91858°N 134.54933°E / 34.91858; 134.54933 (新宮町)
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Shingū, Hyōgo
新宮町
Yoshima Kofun
Yoshima Kofun
Flag of Shingū, Hyōgo
Official seal of Shingū, Hyōgo
Coordinates: 34°55′07″N 134°32′58″E / 34.91858°N 134.54933°E / 34.91858; 134.54933 (新宮町)
Area
 • Total99.55 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(September 1, 2005)
16,918
Time zoneJapan Standard Time

Shingū (新宮町, Shingū-chō) was a town located in Ibo District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,139 and a density of 172.16 persons per km2. The total area was 99.55 km2.

On October 1, 2005, Shingū, along with the towns of Ibogawa and Mitsu (all from Ibo District), was merged into the expanded city of Tatsuno.[1]

The town of Shingū lied approximately 35 km west of the city of Himeji. The town consisted of numerous old homes of traditional Japanese design and sits among abundant rice fields. The town is surrounded on three sides by mountains of several hundred feet.

References

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  1. ^ 兵庫県. "県内の市町合併に関する動き". 兵庫県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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