Murone (室根村, Murone-mura) was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Murone
室根村 | |
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Former municipality | |
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 Location of Murone in Iwate Prefecture | |
  Murone Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′4.1″N 141°15′50.5″E / 38.901139°N 141.264028°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate Prefecture |
| District | Higashiiwai |
| Merged | September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki) |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.28 km2 (37.56 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2005) | |
• Total | 5,886 |
| • Density | 60.5/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Copper pheasant |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Murone village was created on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Yagoshi, Orikabe and a portion of the village of Otsubo. On September 20, 2005, Murone, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Kawasaki (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki,[1] and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 2005, the village had an estimated population of 5,886 and a population density of 60.5 persons per km2. The total area was 97.28 km2.
References
edit- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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