Higashiawakura, Okayama

Higashiawakura
東粟倉村
Former municipality

Former Higashiawakura village hall
Higashiawakura

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°8′45.6″N 134°21′34.4″E / 35.146000°N 134.359556°E / 35.146000; 134.359556Coordinates: 35°8′45.6″N 134°21′34.4″E / 35.146000°N 134.359556°E / 35.146000; 134.359556
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku
Prefecture Okayama Prefecture
District Aida
Merged March 31, 2005
(now part of Mimasaka)
Area
  Total 28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Population (2003)
  Total 1,399
  Density 49.95/km2 (129.4/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Chamaecyparis obtusa
  Flower Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
  Bird Japanese bush-warbler
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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.

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