Country Japan Area 137.1 km² District Kesen District, Iwate Region Tōhoku region | Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Population 8,322 (31 Oct 2001) Bird Common gull Flower Japanese camellia | |
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Merged November 15, 2001
(now part of Ōfunato) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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Sanriku (三陸町, Sanriku-cho) was a town located in Kesen District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, now part of Ōfunato, Iwate.
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History
The village of Sanriku was created on September 30, 1956 with the merger of the villages of Yoshihama, Okirai and Ryori, all from Kesen District.
On November 15, 2001, Sanriku was merged into the expanded city of Ōfunato and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 30, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 8,322 and a population density of 60.69 persons per km². The total area was 137.13 km².
References
Sanriku, Iwate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA