Jōbōji, Iwate

Jōbōji 浄法寺町
Former municipality
former Jōbōji Town Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Jōbōji in Iwate Prefecture
Jōbōji Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°11′N 141°09′E / 40.183°N 141.150°E / 40.183; 141.150
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Iwate
Merged	September 1, 2005 (now part of Ninohe)
Area
• Total	179.70 km2 (69.38 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2006)
• Total	4,959
• Density	27.6/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Common cuckoo
Flower	Platycodon grandiflorus
Tree	Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Jōbōji (浄法寺町, Jōbōji-machi) was a town located in Ninohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

The village of Jōbōji was created on April 1, 1889 within Ninohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Jōbōji was raised to town status on December 25, 1940. On January 1, 2006, Jōbōji was merged into the expanded city of Ninohe,^[1] and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of January 2006, the town had an estimated population of 4,959 and a population density of 27.6 persons per km². The total area was 179.70 km².

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