Iwaizumi, Iwate

Iwaizumi
岩泉町
Town

Iwaizumi Town Hall

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Location of Iwaizumi in Iwate Prefecture
Iwaizumi

 

Coordinates: 39°51′N 141°48′E / 39.850°N 141.800°E / 39.850; 141.800Coordinates: 39°51′N 141°48′E / 39.850°N 141.800°E / 39.850; 141.800
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Iwate
District Shimohei
Area
  Total 992.90 km2 (383.36 sq mi)
Population (February 2014)
  Total 10,007
  Density 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols  
• Tree Pinus densiflora
• Flower Paulownia tomentosa
• Bird Copper pheasant
Phone number 0194-22-2111 
Address Iwaizumi-aze Sohata 59-5, Iwaizumi-chō, Shimohei-gun, Iwate 027-0595
Website Official website

Iwaizumi (岩泉町 Iwaizumi-chō) is a town located in Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 10,007 and a population density of 10.01 persons per km2. The total area was 992.91  km2.

Geography

Iwaizumi occupies the Kitakamikochi Plateau in northeast Iwate prefecture, east of the prefectural capital of Morioka. It has a small coastline. The area is mountainous, and has numerous limestone caves, including the Ryūsendō.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Iwaizumi was part of ancient Mutsu Province, dominated by the Nambu clan during the Edo period, who ruled Morioka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Iwaizumi was created within Kitahei District on April 1, 1889. Kitahei, Nakahei and Higashihei Districts were all merged into Minamihei District on March 29, 1896. Iwaizumi was elevated to town status on August 1, 1922. On September 30, 1956, Imaizumi annexed the neighboring villages of Akka, Ugei, Okawa and Omoto and on April 1, 1957 annexed the village of Kogawa to reach is present borders.

Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture and to a lesser extent on commercial fishing.

Transportation

Railway

The JR East Iwaizumi Line, which connected Iwaizumi with Moichi Station on the Yamada Line, officially closed on April 1, 2014.

Highway

Local attractions

Sister city relations

Noted people from Iwaizumi

References

  1. Krejci, Anna (22 October 2010). "Dells-Iwaizumi mark 20 years of sister city relations". Wisconsin Dells Events. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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