Aba, Okayama

Former municipality in Chūgoku, Japan

Aba

阿波村

Former municipality

Former Aba village hall

Location of Aba in Okayama Prefecture

Aba

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°14′13.45″N 134°6′45.2″E﻿ / ﻿35.2370694°N 134.112556°E﻿ / 35.2370694; 134.112556
Country| Japan
Region| Chūgoku
Prefecture| Okayama Prefecture
District| Tomata
Merged| February 28, 200５
(now part of Tsuyama)
Area

• Total| 42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
Population

(2003)

• Total| 669
• Density| 15.90/km2 (41.2/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols

Bird| Japanese bush-warbler
Flower| Magnolia kobus
Tree| Cryptomeria

Aba (阿波村, Aba-son) was a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture.[1]

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km2. The total area was 42.07 km2.

On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by rural depopulation, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.

## Geography

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### Adjoining municipalities

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* Okayama Prefecture
* Kamo
* Tottori Prefecture
* Tottori
* Chizu

## Education

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There are two schools in Aba:

* Aba Primary School
* Kamo Middle School (an integrated primary-middle school)

## Transportation

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### Road

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* Prefectural roads:
* Okayama Prefectural Route 117 (Gomasugaeri-Yodo)
* Okayama Prefectural Route 118 (Kamo-Mochigase)

## Notable places and events

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* Nondaki Fall

## References

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1. ^ "岡山県苫田郡阿波村 (33605A1968)". 歴史的行政区域データセットβ版. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

## External links

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* 阿波村（現：津山市） 大高下ふるさと村【字幕付き】(in Japanese)

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International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Japan

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