Local time Thursday 9:16 AM | ||
 | ||
Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Ishibe (石部町, Ishibe-chō) was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. There was Ishibe-juku in Edo period.
Map of Ishibe, Konan, Shiga Prefecture 520-3101, Japan
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,418 and a density of 931.58 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km²
On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of Kōsei (also from Kōka District), was merged to create the city of Konan. An NSK Bearings plant is located here.
References
Ishibe, Shiga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA