Ishibe, Shiga

Ishibe in Shiga

Ishibe (çŸ³éƒ¨ç”º, Ishibe-chÅ) was a town located in KÅka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. There was Ishibe-juku in Edo period.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,418 and a density of 931.58 persons per kmÂ². The total area was 13.33 kmÂ²

On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of KÅsei (also from KÅka District), was merged to create the city of Konan. An NSK Bearings plant is located here.

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