Asahi | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
Seal Type: | Emblem | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Coordinates: | 35.2314°N 137.3623°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Aichi Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Higashikamo | ||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
Extinct Date: | April 1, 2005 (now part of Toyota) | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 32.11 | ||
Population Total: | 3,553 | ||
Population As Of: | March 1, 2005 | ||
Population Density Km2: | 110.65 | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a town located in Higashikamo District, north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 110.65 persons per km2. Its total area was 32.11 km2.
Asahi Village was created in 1906 through the merger of four small hamlets. It was elevated to town status on 1967.
On April 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of Fujioka, the village of Obara (both from Nishikamo District), the towns of Asuke and Inabu, and the village of Shimoyama (all from Higashikamo District), was merged into the expanded city of Toyota,[1] [2] and has ceased to exist as an independent municipality.