Sōma, Aomori

Former municipality in Tōhoku, Japan

Sōma

相馬村

Former municipality

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Location of Sōma in Aomori Prefecture

Sōma

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 40°35′6.7″N 140°23′49.8″E﻿ / ﻿40.585194°N 140.397167°E﻿ / 40.585194; 140.397167
Country| Japan
Region| Tōhoku
Prefecture| Aomori Prefecture
District| Nakatsugaru
Merged| February 27, 2006
(now part of Hirosaki)
Area

• Total

| 103.54 km2 (39.98 sq mi)
Population

(February 1, 2006)

• Total

| 3,818
• Density| 36.87/km2 (95.5/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols

Bird| Common cuckoo
Flower| Far East Amur adonis
Tree| Katsura

Sōma (相馬村, Sōma-mura) was a village located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Sōma was located in southern Tsugaru Peninsula, on the border of Akita Prefecture. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Sōma Village was created in 1889.

On February 1, 2006, Sōma, along with the neighboring town of Iwaki (also from Nakatsugaru District), was merged into the expanded city of Hirosaki,[1] and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

At the time of its merger, Sōma had an estimated population of 3,818 and a density of 36.87 persons per km2. The total area was 103.54 km2. The village economy was dominated by agriculture.

## 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.

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