Fukuchi, Aomori

Fukuchi 福地村
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Fukuchi in Aomori Prefecture
Fukuchi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°28′0.3″N 141°22′55.9″E / 40.466750°N 141.382194°E / 40.466750; 141.382194
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Sannohe
Merged	March 1, 2005 (now part of Nanbu)
Area
• Total	40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2006)
• Total	6,991
• Density	174/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Tree	Japanese zelkova

Fukuchi (福地村, Fukuchi-mura) was a village located in Sannohe District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Fukuchi Village was formed on 1 April 1955, when the villages of Tanabe and Jibiki merged.

Fukuchi, along with the town of Nagawa (also from Sannohe District), was merged into the expanded town of Nanbu on 1 January 2006, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.^[1]

Fukuchi, located in central Aomori Prefecture, had an economy based primarily on agriculture, specifically garlic cultivation. It also served as a bedroom community for nearby Hachinohe.

At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 6,991 and a density of 174 persons per km². The total area was 40.18 km².

Fukuchi was served by Tomabechi Station on the Aoimori Railway Line, and by National Route 104.

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