Shio (志雄町, Shio-machi) was a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Shio, Hodatsushimizu, Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture 929-1425, Japan
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,112 and a density of 122.07 persons per km². The total area was 58.26 km².
On March 1, 2005, Shio, along with the town of Oshimizu (also from Hakui District), was merged to create the town of Hōdatsushimizu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
References
Shio, Ishikawa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA