was a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Iwate 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.
The villages of Tairadate, Ōbuke, Dendō and Terada were created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Iwate District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Iwate and Minami-Iwate Districts merged to form Iwate District on March 29, 1898. The four villages merged on September 30, 1956 to create the village of Nishine, which was elevated to town status on November 1, 1961. On September 1, 2005, Nishine, along with the town of
Ashiro, and the village of
Matsuo Matsuo may refer to:
Places
*Matsuo, Chiba
*Matsuo, Iwate
*Mount Matsuo
*Matsuo Station (disambiguation)
*Siege of Matsuo
*Matsuo mine
Other uses
*Matsuo (name) Matsuo (written: 松尾) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
...
(all from
Iwate District), was merged to create the city of
Hachimantai 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 September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 18,442 and a population density of 110.3 persons per km
2. The total area was 167.16 km
2.
External links
Official website of Hachimantai
Dissolved municipalities of Iwate Prefecture
Hachimantai, Iwate
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