Ōhito, Shizuoka

Ōhito 大仁町
Former municipality
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Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Tagata
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Izunokuni)
Area
• Total	43.56 km2 (16.82 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2005)
• Total	15,169
• Density	348/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Ōhito (大仁町, Ōhito-chō) was a town located in Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in central Izu Peninsula.

As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,169 and a density of 348 persons per km². The total area was 43.56 km². The town has a station on the Izuhakone Railway.

On April 1, 2005, Ōhito, along with the towns of Izunagaoka and Nirayama (all from Tagata District), was merged to create the city of Izunokuni and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality.

See also

• Ohito Declaration

External links

• Izunokuni official website (in Japanese)