Higashiawakura (東粟倉村, Higashiawakura-son) was a village located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Higashiawakura
東粟倉村 | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Former Higashiawakura village hall | |
  Higashiawakura Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°8′45.6″N 134°21′34.4″E / 35.146000°N 134.359556°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku |
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
| District | Aida |
| Merged | March 31, 2005 (now part of Mimasaka) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 1,399 |
| • Density | 49.95/km2 (129.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
| Flower | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
| Tree | Chamaecyparis obtusa |
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,399 and a density of 49.95 persons per km2. The total area was 28.01 km2.
On March 31, 2005, Higashiawakura, along with the towns of Mimasaka (former), Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō (all from Aida District), and the town of Katsuta (from Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.[1][2]
Geography
edit- Mountains: Mount Ushiro (The highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture)
Adjoining municipalities
editEducation
edit- Higashiawakura Elementary School
- Ōhara Junior High School (Ōhara)
Transportation
editRoad
edit- National highways:
- Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 556 (Ushiroyama-Kamiishii)
References
edit- ^ データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 97.
2005 年 3 月 31 日に勝田町、大原町、東粟倉村、美作町、作東町、英田町が合併して誕生した。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147.
Katsuta-cho, Ohara-cho, Higashiawakura-son, Mimasaka-cho, Sakuto-cho and Aida-cho were incorporated into a newly established Mimasaka-shi as of March 31, 2005.
External links
edit- Official website of Mimasaka in Japanese
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