Kawasaki (川崎村, Kawasaki-mura) was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The village was famous for the annual Firework Festival in August and the E-Boat Race in early September.
Kawasaki
川崎村 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Kawasaki in Iwate Prefecture | |
  Kawasaki Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′4.1″N 141°15′50.5″E / 38.901139°N 141.264028°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate Prefecture |
| District | Higashiiwai |
| Merged | September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki) |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.49 km2 (16.41 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2005) | |
• Total | 4,384 |
| • Density | 103.18/km2 (267.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Green pheasant |
| Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Tree | Prunus mume |
Kawasaki village was created on September 30, 1956 by the merger of the villages of Usuginu and Kadozaki. On September 20, 2005, Kawasaki, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki,[1] and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 2005, the village had an estimated population of 4,384 and a population density of 103.18 persons per km2. The total area was 42.49 km2.
References
edit- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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