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.
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.
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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