Country Japan Area 72.34 km² Local time Saturday 4:39 AM Bird Green pheasant | Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Population 15,111 (1 Sep 2005) District Isawa District, Iwate Region Tōhoku region | |
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Merged February 20, 2006
(now part of Ōshū) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 0°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Maesawa (前沢町, Maesawa-chō) was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Maesawa is well known for its “Maesawa beef”.
Map of Maesawaku, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture 023-0000, Japan
Maesawa town was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the municipalities system. On April 1, 1955, Maesaa annexed the neighboring villages of Kojo, Shirayama, and a portion of the village of Seibo. On February 20, 2006, Maesawa was merged with the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa, the town of Isawa, and the village of Koromogawa (both from Isawa District), was merged to create the city of Ōshū, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of February 2006, the town had an estimated population of 15,111 and a population density of 208.89 persons per km². The total area was 72.34 km².