Country Japan Area 157.5 km² District Waga District, Iwate Region Tōhoku region | Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Population 10,027 (1 Jan 2006) Bird Green pheasant Flower Iris sanguinea | |
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Merged January 1, 2006
(now part of Hanamaki) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 1°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Tōwa (東和町, Tōwa-chō) was a town located in Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
History
The town of Tōwa created on January 1, 1955 within Waga District by the merger of the villages of Tsuchizawa, Taninai and Nakanai.
On January 1, 2006, Tōwa, along with the towns of Ishidoriya and Ōhasama (both from Hienuki District), was merged into the expanded city of Hanamaki, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 10,027 and a population density of 63.66 persons per km². The total area was 157.51 km².
References
Tōwa, Iwate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA