Higashiawakura, Okayama

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
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Aida
Merged	March 31, 2005 (now part of Mimasaka)
Area
• Total	28.01 km^2 (10.81 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	1,399
• Density	49.95/km^2 (129.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Tree	Chamaecyparis obtusa

Higashiawakura (東粟倉村, Higashiawakura-son) was a village located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,399 and a density of 49.95 persons per km^2. The total area was 28.01 km^2.

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

• Mountains: Mount Ushiro (The highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture)

Adjoining municipalities

• Okayama Prefecture
  • Ōhara
  • Nishiawakura
• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Sayō
  • Chikusa

Education

• Higashiawakura Elementary School
• Ōhara Junior High School (Ōhara)

Transportation

Road

• National highways:
  • Route 429
• Prefectural roads:
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 556 (Ushiroyama-Kamiishii)

References

1. 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。
2. 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

• Official website of Mimasaka in Japanese