was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Isawa District,
Iwate Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...
,
Japan
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. It is currently part of the city of
Ōshū. Maesawa is well known for its “Maesawa beef”.
Maesawa town was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the municipalities system. On April 1, 1955, Maesawa annexed the neighboring villages of Kojo, Shirayama, and a portion of the village of Seibo. On February 20, 2006, Maesawa was merged with the cities of
Esashi and
Mizusawa, the town of
Isawa, and the village of
Koromogawa (both from
Isawa District), was merged to create the city of
Ōshū, and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
.
As of February 2006, the town had an estimated
population
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of 15,111 and a
population density
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of 208.89 persons per km
2. The total area was 72.34 km
2.
External links
Ōshū official website
Dissolved municipalities of Iwate Prefecture
Ōshū, Iwate
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