Country Japan Area 165.2 km² District Kamihei District, Iwate Region Tōhoku region | Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Population 5,126 (30 Sep 2005) Bird Japanese bush warbler Flower Lilium auratum | |
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Merged October 1, 2005
(now part of Tōno) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 2°C, Wind N at 29 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Miyamori (宮守村, Miyamori-mura) was a village located in Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
History
The village of Miyamori was created on April 1, 1889 within Nishihei District with the establishment of the municipalities system. Nishihei was merged with Minamihei District to form Kamihei District on March 29, 1896. On February 11, 1955, Miyamori annexed the neighboring villages of Tassobe and Masuzawa.
On October 1, 2005, Miyamori was merged into the expanded city of Tōno and no longer exists as an independent municipality, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 30, 2005, the village had an estimated population of 5,162 and a population density of 31.0 persons per km2. The total area was 165.24 km2.
References
Miyamori, Iwate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA