was a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

located in Kitaakita District,

Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its geographic area is 1 ...

, Japan. As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated

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of 7,550 and a

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of 66.9 persons per km². The total area was 112.8 km².

History

Aikawa was established on March 31, 1955, through the merger of the villages of Ochiai, Shimokoani, Kami-Ono and Shimo-Ono. On March 22, 2005, Aikawa, along with the towns of

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, Moriyoshi and Takanosu (all from Kitaakita District) merged to create the city of

Kitaakita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,504 in 14,021 households, and a population density of 27 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kitaakita is located in the mountain ...

. The town was served by the

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Aniai Line and

Japan National Route 285 National Route 285 is a national highway of Japan connecting Akita, Akita and Kazuno, Akita is a cities of Japan, city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30.715, and a population density of 43 perso ...

External links

Kitaakita official website
Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture Kitaakita {{Akita-geo-stub