was a

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located in Ogasa District,

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. As of March 1, 2004, the town had an estimated

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of 24,774 and a

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of 462.5 persons per km². The total area was 53.57 km². Hamaoka was founded as a town in 1955 through the merger of Ikeshinden Town with Sakura, Kitaki, Asahina and Niino Villages. On April 1, 2004, Hamaoka, along with the former town of Omaezaki (from Haibara District), was merged to create the city of Omaezaki. Hamaoka is noted as the site of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant operated by Chubu Electric Power.

References

External links

Omaezaki official website
(Japanese) Dissolved municipalities of Shizuoka Prefecture Omaezaki, Shizuoka {{Shizuoka-geo-stub