was a
village located in
Kamikita District in central
Aomori Prefecture,
Japan
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History
The village of Tenmabayashi was founded in 1889 from the merger of seven small hamlets. On 31 March 2005, Tenmabayashi was
merged
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into the neighboring and expanding town of
Shichinohe, and thus no longer exists as an independent
municipality.
At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated
population of 8,354 and a
density of 41.23 persons per km
2. The total area was 202.59 km
2.
Economy
Located in central Aomori Prefecture, the village of Tenmabayashi had an economy based on primarily on agriculture, with the village's principal crops including rice, garlic, and
Japanese yam
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Transportation
Tenmabayashi was served by the highways
National Route 4 and
National Route 394, but had no railway service at the time of its merger with Shichinohe. It was formerly served by the
Nanbu Jūkan Railway
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, a railbus service that stopped at , , , , , , and stations in the village.
References
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Dissolved municipalities of Aomori Prefecture