Daitō | |||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Daito, Iwate (1959–2005).svg | ||||
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
Coordinates: | 39.0175°N 141.3963°W | ||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
Subdivision Name2: | Iwate Prefecture | ||||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
Subdivision Name3: | Higashiiwai | ||||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
Extinct Date: | September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki) | ||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
Area Total Km2: | 278.21 | ||||
Population Total: | 16,655 | ||||
Population As Of: | September 1, 2005 | ||||
Population Density Km2: | 59.86 | ||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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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.