was a

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located in Kunohe District,

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. The village of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. Taneichi was raised to town status on April 1, 1951, annexing the village of Nakano on February 11, 1955. On April 1, 2005, Taneichi merged with the town of

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(also from Kunohe District) to create the new town of Hirono. As of January 2006, the town had an estimated

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of 13,449 and a

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of 79.79 persons per km². The total area was 168.55 km².

Geography

Climate

Education

The following table lists Taneichi's schools.

Elementary schools (municipal)

* Taneichi Elementary School - 種市小学校 * Hiranai Elementary School - 平内小学校 * Kadonohama Elementary School - 角浜小学校 * Jounai Elementary/Junior High School - 城内小中学校 *

Yamato Elementary/Junior High School was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ...

- 大和小中学校 * Shukunohe Elementary School - 宿戸小学校 *

Nakano Elementary School Nakano may refer to: * Nakano, Tokyo * Nakano, Nagano * Nakano (surname) * Nakano Corporation , is a Japanese multinational general construction contractor engaging in design, construction, civil engineering, technical assistance, and real estate ...

- 中野小学校 * Okonai Elementary School - 小子内小学校

Middle / Junior High Schools (municipal)

Taneichi Junior High was a town located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The village of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts ...

- 種市中学校 * Kadonohama Junior High - 角浜中学校 * Jounai Elementary / Junior High School - 城内小中学校 *

Yamato Elementary / Junior High School was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ...

- 大和小中学校 * Shukunohe Junior High - 宿戸中学校 * Nakano Junior High - 中野中学校

High School (prefectural)

* Taneichi Senior High School - 種市高等学校

References

External links

Hirono official website

Taneichi Senior High School Homepage
{{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Iwate Prefecture Hirono, Iwate