Daitō, Iwate

Former municipality in Tōhoku, Japan

Daitō

大東町

Former municipality

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Location of Daitō in Iwate Prefecture

Daitō

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 39°01′2.9″N 141°23′46.5″E﻿ / ﻿39.017472°N 141.396250°E﻿ / 39.017472; 141.396250
Country| Japan
Region| Tōhoku
Prefecture| Iwate Prefecture
District| Higashiiwai
Merged| September 20, 2005
(now part of Ichinoseki)
Area

• Total

| 278.21 km2 (107.42 sq mi)
Population

(September 1, 2005)

• Total

| 16,655
• Density| 59.86/km2 (155.0/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols

Bird| Japanese bush warbler
Flower| Azalea
Tree| Zelkova serrata

Daitō (大東町, Daitō-chō) was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Daitō village was created on April 1, 1889, within Higashiiwai District with the establishment of the municipality system. It was raised to town status on March 21, 1903. On April 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring towns of Surisawa and Ohara, and the villages of Okita, Sarusawa and Shinutami.

On September 20, 2005, Daitō, along with the towns of Higashiyama and Senmaya, the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 16,655 and a population density of 59.86 persons per km2. The total area was 278.21 km2.

## References

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1. ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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