Kuzumaki, Iwate

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Country Japan District Iwate Area 435 km² Local time Sunday 7:38 PM Prefecture Iwate Prefecture		Region Tōhoku Phone number 0195-66-2111 Population 6,741 (Feb 2014) Bird Copper pheasant

Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address Kuzumaki dai-16 jiwari 1-1, Kuzumaki-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-5494 Weather -1°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 73% Humidity Points of interest Nanataki, Nabedaki, Tatarayama, Kuromoriyama

Kuzumaki (葛巻町, Kuzumaki-machi) is a town located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 6,741 and a population density of 15.5 persons per km². The total area was 434.99 km². The town uses many alternative energy sources.

Map of Kuzumaki, Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Kuzumaki is located in a basin in north-central Iwate Prefecture with an average elevation of 400 meters, bordered by 1000 meter mountains. Approximately 86% of the tow area is covered by forest.

Neighboring municipalities

Iwate Prefecture

Morioka, Iwate

Kuji, Iwate

Iwate, Iwate

Iwaizumi, Iwate

Kunohe, Iwate

Ichinohe, Iwate

History

The area of present-day Kuzumaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province. It was under the control of the Nambu clan during the Edo period, who ruled Morioka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The villages of Kuzumaki and Ekari within Kita-Kunohe District and the village of Tabe within Iwate District were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. Kuzumaki was raised to town status on December 25, 1940. On July 1, 1948, Kuzumaki and Isashi were transferred to Iwate District. Kuzumaki annexed neighboring Ekari and Tabe on July 15, 1955.