, ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 , 8 7 3 ▁and ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁ 2 2 2 . 7 8 ▁persons ▁per ▁km ². ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁was ▁ 3 5 . 3 4 ▁km ². ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁K uro dash ō ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁expanded ▁city ▁of ▁N ish iw aki . ▁ ▁Category : D iss ol ved ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Hy ō go ▁Pref ect ure <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁R ug er ▁SP 1 0 1 ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁double - action ▁revol vers ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁company ▁St urm , ▁R ug er . ▁The ▁SP 1 0 1 ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁frame ▁and ▁all - ste el - const ruction ▁carry ▁revol ver , ▁with ▁a ▁five - shot ▁(. 3 8 ▁Special , ▁. 3 5 7 ▁Mag num , ▁and ▁ 9 × 1 9 mm ▁Par ab ell um ), ▁six - shot ▁(. 3 2 7 ▁Federal ▁Mag num ▁and ▁. 3 2 ▁H & R ▁Mag num ), ▁or ▁eight - shot ▁(. 2 2 ▁L R ) ▁cyl inder . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁R ug er ▁SP 1 0 1 ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁the ▁smaller - frame ▁counter part ▁to ▁the ▁GP 1 0 0 . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁revol vers , ▁together , ▁replaced ▁St urm , ▁R ug er ▁& ▁Co ' s ▁long - standing