Iioka, Chiba


Iioka was a town located in Kaijō District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Iioka was a noted port town in the Edo period, and prospered greatly in the aftermath of the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, as a transshipment center for timber and building materials to Edo.
Modern Iioka was formed on April 1, 1889. On March 31, 1954, it expanded through annexation of the villages of Sangawa and a part of Toyooka.
On July 1, 2005, Iioka was merged with the city of Asahi, the town of Hikata, and the town of Unakami to form the new Asahi city, and it disappeared.
In April 2005, the town had an estimated population of 8,042 and a population density of 600 persons per km2. Its total area was 18.27 km2.

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