Fukuchi, Aomori
Fukuchi
福地村 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°28′0.3″N 141°22′55.9″E / 40.466750°N 141.382194°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture |
District | Sannohe |
Merged | March 1, 2005 (now part of Nanbu) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2006) | |
• Total | 6,991 |
• Density | 174/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Symbols | |
Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
Flower | Chrysanthemum |
Tree | Japanese zelkova |
Fukuchi (福地村, Fukuchi-mura) was a village located in Sannohe District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuchi Village was formed on 1 April 1955, when the villages of Tanabe and Jibiki merged.
Fukuchi, along with the town of Nagawa (also from Sannohe District), was merged into the expanded town of Nanbu on 1 January 2006, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]
Fukuchi, located in central Aomori Prefecture, had an economy based primarily on agriculture, specifically garlic cultivation. It also served as a bedroom community for nearby Hachinohe.
At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 6,991 and a density of 174 persons per km2. The total area was 40.18 km2.
Fukuchi was served by Tomabechi Station on the Aoimori Railway Line, and by National Route 104.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.