Ishidoriya | |||||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||||
Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Ishidoriya, Iwate (1958–2006).svg | ||||||
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
Coordinates: | 39.4839°N 141.1471°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: | Hienuki District | ||||||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||||
Extinct Date: | January 1, 2006 (now part of Hanamaki) | ||||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
Area Total Km2: | 118.57 | ||||||
Population Total: | 15,951 | ||||||
Population As Of: | January 1, 2006 | ||||||
Population Density Km2: | 134.5 | ||||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
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was a town located in Hienuki District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The village of was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. The village was raised to town status on April 1, 1928 and renamed Ishidoriya at that time.
On January 1, 2006, Ishidoriya, along with the town of Ōhasama (from Hienuki District), and the town of Tōwa (from Waga District), was merged into the expanded city of Hanamaki,[1] and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of January 1, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 15,951 and a population density of 134.5 persons per km2. The total area was 118.57 km2.
Ishidoriya had a sister city relationship with Rutland, Vermont.