Hanaizumi, Iwate

Hanaizumi
花泉町
Former municipality

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Location of Hanaizumi in Iwate Prefecture
Hanaizumi

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 38°49′52″N 141°11′02″E / 38.83111°N 141.18389°E / 38.83111; 141.18389Coordinates: 38°49′52″N 141°11′02″E / 38.83111°N 141.18389°E / 38.83111; 141.18389
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Iwate Prefecture
District Nishiiwai
Merged September 20, 2005
(now part of Ichinoseki)
Area
  Total 126.83 km2 (48.97 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2005)
  Total 15,367
  Density 121.1/km2 (314/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Pinus densiflora
  Flower Sakura
  Bird Green pheasant
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Hanaizumi (花泉町 Hanaizumi-machi) was a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Hanaizumi village was created on April 1, 1899 with the establishment of the municipalities system. On January 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring villages of Oimatsu, Nagai, Higata, Yushima and Wakutsu and was raised to town status. On September 20, 2005, Hanaizumi, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, and the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki and no longer exists as an independent municipality, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,357 and a population density of 121.1 persons per km². The total area was 126.83 km².

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