| Aba | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 35.2371°N 134.1126°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Okayama Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Tomata | ||||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||||
| Extinct Date: | February 28, 200５ (now part of Tsuyama) | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 42.07 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 669 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2003 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | 15.90 | ||||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
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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.
There are two schools in Aba: