Okabe | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Coordinates: | 34.9167°N 155°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Shida | ||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
Extinct Date: | January 1, 2009 (now part of Fujieda, Shizuoka) | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 53.29 | ||
Population Total: | 12,210 | ||
Population As Of: | December 31, 2008 | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
Website: | City of Fujieda | ||
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was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka, Japan.
Okabe developed in the Edo period as Okabe-juku, a post-town on the Tōkaidō.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,839 and a density of 240.93 persons per km2. The total area was 53.29 km2. The town was served by an interchange on Japan National Route 1, but had no train service.
On January 1, 2009, Okabe was merged into the expanded city of Fujieda and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Shida District was dissolved as a result of the merger.[1]