Asago, Hyōgo (Asago)


Asago was a town located in Asago District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town was founded on March 31, 1954 from the merger of the former villages of Yamaguchi and Nakagawa.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 7,465 and a density of 57.33 persons per km². The total area was 130.20 km².
On April 1, 2005, Asago absorbed the towns of Ikuno, Santō and Wadayama to create the city of Asago.

Geography

This town was located in the north of Hyogo Prefecture. It bordered on Wadayama and Yabu in the north, Santo in the east, Ikuno in the South and Ichinomiya in the west.
It was located in the east of Chūgoku Mountains, and the mountains and forests were occupie 93％ of the town. The Maruyama flows from south to north in the town. The Tataragi Dam was built across the Tataragi that is a stream tributary to the Maruyama.

Traffic

The Bantan Line, Bantan toll road and National Route 312, linked the Harima area with Tajima area, ran parallel to the Maruyama. There were two railway stations named Nii and Aokura, and two roadside stations named Asago and Fresh Asago.

International relation

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