was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Tamatsukuri District,
Miyagi Prefecture,
Japan
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.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 13,476 and a
population density
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of 95.78 persons per km
2. The total area was 140.70 km
2.
On March 31, 2006, Iwadeyama, along with the city of
Furukawa, the town of
Naruko (also from
Tamatsukuri District), the towns of
Kashimadai,
Matsuyama
270px, Matsuyama City Hall
270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 househo ...
and
Sanbongi (all from
Shida District), and the town of
Tajiri (from
Tōda District), was merged to create the city of
Ōsaki.
Tamatsukuri District and
Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.
Dissolved municipalities of Miyagi Prefecture
Ōsaki, Miyagi
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