was a
village
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located in
Taga District, Ibaraki was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan.
On November 1, 2004, the town of Jūō, Ibaraki, Jūō was merged into the neighboring and expanding city of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Hitachi. Therefore, the Taga District ...
,
Japan
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History
On April 1, 1889, Hanakawa village was formed by the merger of three villages in Shimosōda, Kuruma, Nakatsuma, Kamikotsuda, Simokotsuda, Azuhata, Usuba and Hanazono.
[Dictionary of Place Names Japanese, Kadokawa ]
On April 1, 1955, Hanakawa village merged with
Isohara town to form Isohara town.
On March 31, 1956, Isohara town merged with
Ōtsu town,
Hiragata town,
Minaminakagō village,
Sekinami village, and
Sekimoto village, to form
Kitaibaraki city.
Population changes
Population
* 1891 - 2,274
* 1902 - 2,364
* 1920 - 6,778
* 1935 - 4,917
* 1947 - 6,850
* 1950 - 7,580
Number of households
* 1920 - 1,675
* 1935 - 1,097
* 1947 - 1,426
* 1950 - 1,537
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanakawa, Ibaraki
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture