Kashiwa | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Seal Type: | Emblem |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
Coordinates: | 40.7851°N 140.4106°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: | 11 February 2005 (now part of Tsugaru) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 14.32 |
Population Total: | 5,158 |
Population As Of: | 1 February 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | 360.2 |
Timezone1: | JST |
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Kashiwa Village was located in the central portion of Tsugaru Peninsula. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Kashiwa Village was created on 1 April 1889.
On 11 February 2005, Kashiwa, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of Inagaki, Morita and Shariki (all from Nishitsugaru District), was merged to create the city of Tsugaru, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]
At the time of its merger, Kashiwa had an estimated population of 5,158 and a density of 360.2 persons per km2. The total area was 14.32 km2. The village economy was dominated by agriculture.