was a

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located in Minamitsugaru District in central

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History

Tokiwa Village was founded on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1937. It merged with neighboring Tonogidate Village on May 3, 1954 and annexed a portion of Inakadate Village on June 10, 1956. On March 28, 2005, Tokiwa was

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into the neighboring and expanding town of Fujisaki, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Population

At the time of its merger, Tokiwa had an estimated

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of 6,626 and a

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of 436.21 persons per km². The total area was 15.19 km².

Access

Tokiwa was served by

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highway, and Kita-Tokiwa Station on the

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References

External links

Fujisaki official website
Dissolved municipalities of Aomori Prefecture {{aomori-geo-stub