Hanaizumi was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Nishiiwai District

Nishiiwai District, Iwate

is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 8,782. The total area is 63.39 km².After the 3rd city of Ichinoseki creation on September 20, 2005, the district has only one town left.*Hiraizumi...

, Iwate

Iwate Prefecture

is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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On September 20, 2005 Hanaizumi, along with the towns of Daitō

Daito, Iwate

was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan.On September 20, 2005 Daitō, along with the towns of Higashiyama and Senmaya, the villages of Kawasaki and Murone, all from Higashiiwai District, and the town of Hanaizumi, from Nishiiwai District, was merged into the expanded city of...

, Higashiyama

Higashiyama, Iwate

was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan.On September 20, 2005 Higashiyama, along with the towns of Daitō and Senmaya, the villages of Kawasaki and Murone, all from Higashiiwai District, and the town of Hanaizumi, from Nishiiwai District, was merged into the expanded city of...

 and Senmaya

Senmaya, Iwate

was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan. The name translates as 'one thousand stables' although today there are no horses or stables remaining....

, and the villages of Kawasaki

Kawasaki, Iwate

Kawasaki was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan.On September 20, 2005 Kawasaki, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Murone, all from Higashiiwai District, and the town of Hanaizumi, from Nishiiwai District, was merged into the expanded city...

 and Murone

Murone, Iwate

Murone was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan.On September 20, 2005 Murone, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Kawasaki, all from Higashiiwai District, and the town of Hanaizumi, from Nishiiwai District, was merged into the expanded city of...

, all from Higashiiwai District

Higashiiwai District, Iwate

Higashiiwai was a district located in Iwate, Japan.As of September 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 10,026...

, was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki

Ichinoseki, Iwate

is a city located towards the south of Iwate Prefecture, Japan and situated on the Iwai River. After Morioka and Ōshū, it is the third largest city in the prefecture.-Description:...

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 15,610 and a density

Population density

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of 123.08 persons per km². The total area was 126.83 km² (49 sq mi).

External links

• Official website of Ichinoseki in Japanese