Yamato, Fukushima


Yamato was a town located in Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The town was established as a village in 1875, and promoted to a town in 1954.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,092 and a density of 26.20 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 156.21 km².
On January 4, 2006, Yamato, along with the town of Shiokawa, and the villages of Atsushiokanō and Takasato, was merged into the expanded city of Kitakata.