Hokubō, Okayama

Hokubō (北房ほくぼう町まち, Hokubō-chō) was a town located in Jōbō District, Okayama, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,158 and a density of 86.51 persons per km². The total area was 71.18 km².

On March 31, 2005, Hokubō, along with the towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District), was merged to create the city of Maniwa.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "真庭まにわ市しの概要がいよう - 真庭まにわ市し公式こうしきホームページ". Maniwa City. Retrieved 2024-02-07. 真庭まにわ市しは、平成へいせい17年ねん3月がつ31日にちに当時とうじの真庭まにわ郡ぐん勝山かちやま町まち、落合おちあい町まち、湯原ゆはら町まち、久世くせ町まち、美甘みかも村むら、川上かわかみ村むら、八束やつか村むら、中和ちゅうわ村むら及および上房じょうぼう郡ぐん北房ほくぼう町まちの9町村ちょうそんが合併がっぺいして誕生たんじょうしました。
^ 住民じゅうみん基本きほん台帳だいちょう人口じんこう移動いどう報告ほうこく年報ねんぽう [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁そうむちょう統計とうけい局きょく. 2005. p. 147. Hokubo-cho, Katsuyama-cho, Ochiai-cho, Yubara-cho, Kuse-cho, Mikamo-son, Kawakami-son, Yatsuka-son and Chuka-son were incorporated into a newly established Maniwa-shi as of March 31, 2005.

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