Tamayama, Iwate

Tamayama 玉山村
Former municipality
Flag
Location of Tamayama in Iwate Prefecture
Tamayama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 39°50′48.5″N 141°9′58.4″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Iwate
Merged	June 6, 2005 (now part of Morioka)
Area
• Total	397.32 km2 (153.41 sq mi)
Population  (January 10, 2006)
• Total	13,530
• Density	34.05/km2 (88.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Lily of the valley
Tree	Cryptomeria

Tamayama (玉山村, Tamayama-mura) was a village located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

History

Tamayama was created as an administrative entity on April 1, 1889, within Minami-Iwate District with the establishment of the municipality system. The new administrative entity merged three pre-existing villages: Tamayama, Hinoto (日戸村), and Kawamata (川又村). Minami-Iwate merged with Kita-Iwate District to form Iwate District on March 29, 1896. Tamayama merged with the neighboring villages of Shibutami and Yabukawa on April 1, 1954, and with Makihori on June 1, 1955. On January 10, 2006, Tamayama was merged into the expanded city of Morioka and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of January 2006, the village had an estimated population of 13,530 and a population density of 34.05 persons per km². The total area was 397.32 km².

External links

• Official website of Morioka (in Japanese)