Higashiawakura, Okayama

Former municipality in Chūgoku, Japan

Higashiawakura
Symbols

Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Tree	Chamaecyparis obtusa

Higashiawakura (東粟倉村, Higashiawakura-son) was a village located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,399 and a density of 49.95 persons per km². The total area was 28.01 km².

On March 31, 2005, Higashiawakura, along with the towns of Mimasaka (former), Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō (all from Aida District), and the town of Katsuta (from Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Mountains: Mount Ushiro (The highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture)

Adjoining municipalities

Okayama Prefecture
- Ōhara
- Nishiawakura
Hyōgo Prefecture
- Sayō
- Chikusa

Education

Higashiawakura Elementary School
Ōhara Junior High School (Ōhara)

Transportation

Road

National highways:
- Route 429
Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 556 (Ushiroyama-Kamiishii)

References

^ データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 97. 2005 年 3 月 31 日に勝田町、大原町、東粟倉村、美作町、作東町、英田町が合併して誕生した。
^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147. Katsuta-cho, Ohara-cho, Higashiawakura-son, Mimasaka-cho, Sakuto-cho and Aida-cho were incorporated into a newly established Mimasaka-shi as of March 31, 2005.