Kamo, Okayama

Kamo 加茂町
Former municipality
Former Kamo town hall
Kamo Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°10′41.4″N 134°3′14.5″E / 35.178167°N 134.054028°E / 35.178167; 134.054028Coordinates: 35°10′41.4″N 134°3′14.5″E / 35.178167°N 134.054028°E / 35.178167; 134.054028
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Tomata
Merged	February 28, 2005 (now part of Tsuyama)
Area
• Total	159.27 km² (61.49 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	5,311
• Density	33.35/km² (86.4/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Chamaecyparis obtusa
• Flower	Satsuki azalea
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Kamo (加茂町, Kamo-chō) was a town located in Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,311 and a density of 33.35 persons per km². The total area was 159.27 km².

On February 28, 2005, Kamo, along with the village of Aba (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Geography

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