Hamaoka, Shizuoka

Hamaoka 浜岡町
Former municipality
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Hamaoka Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°37′38″N 138°08′55″E / 34.6271°N 138.1486°E / 34.6271; 138.1486
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Ogasa
Merged	April 1, 2004 (now part of Omaezaki)
Area
• Total	53.57 km2 (20.68 sq mi)
Population  (March 1, 2004)
• Total	24,774
• Density	462.5/km2 (1,198/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Hamaoka (浜岡町, Hamaoka-chō) was a town located in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of March 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 24,774 and a density of 462.5 persons per km². The total area was 53.57 km².

Hamaoka was founded as a town in 1955 through the merger of Ikeshinden Town with Sakura, Kitaki, Asahina and Niino Villages.

On April 1, 2004, Hamaoka, along with the former town of Omaezaki (from Haibara District), was merged to create the city of Omaezaki.^[1]

Hamaoka is noted as the site of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant operated by Chubu Electric Power.

• Omaezaki official website (Japanese)

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