Tenmabayashi | |||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
Coordinates: | 40.7446°N 141.1576°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: | Kamikita | ||||
Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
Extinct Date: | March 31, 2005 (now part of Shichinohe) | ||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
Area Total Km2: | 202.59 | ||||
Population Total: | 8,354 | ||||
Population As Of: | 1 January 2005 | ||||
Population Density Km2: | 41.23 | ||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a village located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
The village of Tenmabayashi was founded in 1889 from the merger of seven small hamlets. On 31 March 2005, Tenmabayashi was merged into the neighboring and expanding town of Shichinohe, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 8,354 and a density of 41.23 persons per km2. The total area was 202.59 km2.
Located in central Aomori Prefecture, the village of Tenmabayashi had an economy based on primarily on agriculture, with the village's principal crops including rice, garlic, and Japanese yam.
Tenmabayashi was served by the highways National Route 4 and National Route 394, but had no railway service at the time of its merger with Shichinohe. It was formerly served by the Nanbu Jūkan Railway, a railbus service that stopped at,,,,,, and stations in the village.[1]