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is a town located in Hōsu District (formerly Fugeshi District), Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for the traditional Abare Festival. On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and the village of Yanagida, both formerly from Fugeshi District, merged with the town of Uchiura, formerly from Suzu District, to form the new town of Noto. Also on this date, Fugeshi District merged with Suzu District to become the newly created Hōsu District. According to October 2004 population statistics, the town has an estimated population of 21,863 and a density of 80 persons per km². The total area is 273.45 km². ==Name== The old name (before merger) and the new name (after merger) have the same pronunciation ("No-to"), but the characters are different. * Old: 能都 ("central Noto area") * New: 能登 ("Noto area itself") 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noto, Ishikawa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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