Iwasaki | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
Seal Type: | Emblem | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Coordinates: | 40.5819°N 139.9265°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Aomori Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Nishitsugaru | ||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||
Extinct Date: | March 31, 2005 (now part of Fukaura) | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 173.58 | ||
Population Total: | 2,655 | ||
Population As Of: | February 1, 2005 | ||
Population Density Km2: | 15.3 | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Iwasaki Village was located in the southwestern corner of Aomori Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Iwasaki Village was created on April 1, 1889.
On March 31, 2005, Iwasaki was merged with the neighboring and expanded town of Fukaura, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
At the time of its merger, Iwasaki had an estimated population of 2,655 and a population density of 15.3 persons per km2. The total area was 173.58 km2.
The village economy was dominated by commercial fishing and agriculture. The village was served Japan National Route 101 highway, and by Mutsu-Sawabe Station, Mutsu-Iwasaki Station, Jūniko Station, Matsukami Station, Shirakamidaketozanguchi Station and Ōmagoshi Station on the Gonō Line of JR East.