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Nanto, Toyama
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Nanto (南砺市; -shi) is a city located in Toyama, Japan.
As of 2000, the towns and villages that merged to form the city had an estimated total population of 60,182 with an average density of 89.98 persons per km². The total area is 668.86 km². As of August 1, 2005, the population of Nanto is 58,813 persons.
The city was founded on November 1, 2004 with the merger of eight towns and villages, all but Fukumitsu from Higashitonami District.
- Fukuno Town （福野町）
- Inami Town （井波町）
- Inokuchi Village （井口村）
- Johana Town （城端町）
- Kamitaira Village （上平村）
- Taira Village （平村）
- Toga Village （利賀村）
- Fukumitsu Town (福光町), from Nishitonami District
The city takes its name from its relative location to the neighboring city Tonami, the south—“nan” (南) in Japanese—and the first syllable of the neighboring city’s name—“to” (砺).
Geographically, the city is very diverse, containing numerous rivers, valleys, mountains and lakes, as well as abundant level ground for rice paddies.
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| Himi | Imizu | Kurobe | Namerikawa | Nanto | Oyabe | Takaoka | Tonami | Toyama (capital) | Uozu | |||
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| Nakaniikawa | Shimoniikawa | |||
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Nanto, Vicenza, Italy
Nanto is also a small town located in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy. See [1] for more info.