Hanaizumi | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
Image Blank Emblem: | Hanaizumi Iwate chapter.JPG | ||
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Iwate Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Nishiiwai | ||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
Extinct Date: | September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki) | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 126.83 | ||
Population Total: | 15367 | ||
Population As Of: | September 1, 2005 | ||
Population Density Km2: | 121.1 | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Hanaizumi village was created on April 1, 1899 with the establishment of the municipalities system. On January 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring villages of Oimatsu, Nagai, Higata, Yushima and Wakutsu and was raised to town status. On September 20, 2005, Hanaizumi, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, and the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]
As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,357 and a population density of 121.1 persons per km2. The total area was 126.83 km2.