Takashima, Shiga (town)
Takashima (高島町, Takashima-chō) was a town located in Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo period, Ōmizo Domain was based here.
Population
[edit]On December 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 7,086 and a density of 112.12 persons per km2. The total area was 63.20 km2.
History
[edit]On January 1, 2005, Takashima absorbed the towns of Adogawa, Imazu, Makino and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki (all from Takashima District) to create the city of Takashima.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 創元社編集部 (2007). 関西図書館あんない (in Japanese). 創元社. p. 340. ISBN 978-4-422-25048-9.
高島市マキノ町、今津町、高島町、安曇川町、新旭町、朽木村が 2005 年 1 月に合併し高島市となった。
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