| Kamo | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 35.1782°N 134.054°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Okayama Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Tomata | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | February 28, 2005 (now part of Tsuyama) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 159.27 | ||||
| Population Total: | 5,311 | ||||
| Population As Of: | 2003 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 33.35 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a town located in Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,311 and a density of 33.35 persons per km2. The total area was 159.27 km2.
On February 28, 2005, Kamo, along with the village of Aba (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]
On 21 May 1938, the town became the scene of the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in Japanese history. A 21-year-old man murdered 30 people (including his own grandmother) and wounded three others before killing himself.[2]