was a

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located in Aida District,

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. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 1,399 and a

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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),

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, Ōhara and Sakutō (all from Aida District), and the town of

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(from Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.

Geography

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Mount Ushiro is a mountain on the border of Shisō, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture and the third highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture, after Mount Hyōno and Mount Mimuro. In Hy� ...

(The highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture)

Adjoining municipalities

** Ōhara **

Nishiawakura is a List of villages in Japan, village located in Aida District, Okayama, Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,437 and a population density, density of 25 persons per km². T ...

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** Sayō **

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Education

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

Transportation

Road

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: ** Route 429 * Prefectural roads: **Okayama Prefectural Route 556 (Ushiroyama-Kamiishii)

External links

Official website of Mimasaka
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Mimasaka, Okayama {{Okayama-geo-stub