| Taneichi | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Image Blank Emblem: | Taneichi Iwate chapter.JPG | ||||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 40.4167°N 184°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: | Kunohe | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | April 1, 2005 (now part of Hirono) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 168.55 | ||||
| Population Total: | 13,449 | ||||
| Population As Of: | January 1, 2006 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 79.79 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfb | ||||
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was a town located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The village of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. Taneichi was raised to town status on April 1, 1951, annexing the village of Nakano on February 11, 1955. On April 1, 2005, Taneichi merged with the town of Ōno (also from Kunohe District) to create the new town of Hirono.
As of January 2006, the town had an estimated population of 13,449 and a population density of 79.79 persons per km2. The total area was 168.55 km2.
The following table lists Taneichi's schools.