was a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with

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. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km². The total area was 42.07 km². On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of

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and no longer exists as an independent

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. Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by

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, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.

Geography

Adjoining municipalities

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** Kamo *

** Tottori **

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Transportation

Road

* Prefectural roads: **Okayama Prefectural Route 117 (Gomasugaeri-Yodo) **Okayama Prefectural Route 118 ( Kamo- Mochigase)

References

External links

阿波村（現：津山市）大高下ふるさと村【字幕付き】(in Japanese)
Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama {{Okayama-geo-stub