Udono, Mie

Udono
鵜殿村
Former municipality

former Udono village hall

Location of Udono in Mie Prefecture
Udono

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 33°43′7″N 136°1′1″E / 33.71861°N 136.01694°E / 33.71861; 136.01694Coordinates: 33°43′7″N 136°1′1″E / 33.71861°N 136.01694°E / 33.71861; 136.01694
Country Japan
Region Kansai (Kinki region)
Prefecture Mie Prefecture
District Minamimuro
Merged January 10, 2008
(now part of Kihō)
Area
  Total 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 4,852
  Density 1,684.7/km2 (4,363/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Cinnamomum camphora
  Flower Narcissus
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Udono (鵜殿村 Udono-mura) was a village located in Minamimuro District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004 (the last official figures before its dissolution), the village had an estimated population of 4,852 and a population density of 1684.7 persons per km². The total area was 2.88 km².

On January 10, 2006, Udono was merged into the expanded town of Kihō and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

The village of Udono was founded on February 13, 1894 with the early Meiji period establishment of municipalities. The basis of the village’s economy was a paper mill operated by Hokuetsu Paper Mills.


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