Asahi, Yamaguchi

Asahi (旭村, Asahi-son) was a village located in Abu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,091 and a density of 15.60 persons per km2. The total area was 134.04 km2.

On March 6, 2005, Asahi was merged into the expanded city of Hagi along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi (all from Abu District).[1]

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  1. ^ "市町村史販売 - 萩市ホームページ". 萩市. Retrieved 2024-02-14. 平成17年3月6日、萩市・川上村・田万川町・むつみ村・須佐町・旭村・福栄村の7市町村は合併し、各市町村の歴史の幕を閉じるとともに、新萩市が発足しました。
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