Hongō (本郷村, Hongō-son) was a village located in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,330 and a density of 32.96 persons per km2. The total area was 40.35 km2.
On March 20, 2006, Hongō, along with the towns of Kuga, Mikawa, Miwa, Nishiki, Shūtō and Yū (all from Kuga District), was merged into the expanded city of Iwakuni. It was the last remaining village within Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1]
References
edit- ^ "市町村合併の検証 - 岩国市". 岩国市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
edit- Iwakuni official website Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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