| Murone | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Murone, Iwate (1958–2005).svg | ||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 38.9011°N 141.264°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: | 97.28 | ||
| Population Total: | 5886 | ||
| Population As Of: | September 1, 2005 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | 60.5 | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Murone village was created on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Yagoshi, Orikabe and a portion of the village of Otsubo. On September 20, 2005, Murone, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Kawasaki (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki,[1] and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 2005, the village had an estimated population of 5,886 and a population density of 60.5 persons per km2. The total area was 97.28 km2.