Okabe, Shizuoka

Okabe (岡部町, Okabe-chō) was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka, Japan.

Okabe

岡部町
Former municipality
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Location of Okabe in Shizuoka Prefecture
Okabe
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°17′E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
DistrictShida
MergedJanuary 1, 2009
(now part of Fujieda, Shizuoka)
Area
  Total53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2008)
  Total12,210
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
WebsiteCity of Fujieda
Symbols
FlowerPrunus Mume
TreeOsmanthus

Okabe developed in the Edo period as Okabe-juku, a post town on the Tōkaidō.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,839 and a density of 240.93 persons per km². The total area was 53.29 km². The town was served by an interchange on Japan National Route 1, but had no train service.

On January 1, 2009, Okabe was merged into the expanded city of Fujieda and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Shida District was dissolved as a result of the merger.[1]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070728082506/http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/chubu/22.htm. Archived from the original on July 28, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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