was a

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located in Sōma District, Fukushima,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 13,482 and a

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of 146.62 persons per km². The total area was 91.95 km². On January 1, 2006, Odaka, along with the city of Haramachi, and the town of Kashima (also from Sōma District), was merged to create the city of Minamisōma. In 2011, Odaka, along with other towns in the area near Fukushima, underwent a nuclear meltdown. Three reactors melted in Fukushima after an undersea earthquake sent a very destructive tsunami crashing into the coastline.

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Dissolved municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture {{Fukushima-geo-stub