Aba, Okayama

Coordinates: 35°14′13.45″N 134°6′45.2″E / 35.2370694°N 134.112556°E / 35.2370694; 134.112556
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Aba
阿波村
Former municipality
Former Aba village hall
Former Aba village hall
Location of Aba in Okayama Prefecture
Location of Aba in Okayama Prefecture
Aba is located in Japan
Aba
Aba
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°14′13.45″N 134°6′45.2″E / 35.2370694°N 134.112556°E / 35.2370694; 134.112556
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
PrefectureOkayama Prefecture
DistrictTomata
MergedFebruary 28, 2005
(now part of Tsuyama)
Area
 • Total42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total669
 • Density15.90/km2 (41.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerMagnolia kobus
TreeCryptomeria

Aba (阿波村, Aba-son) was a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture.[1]

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km2. The total area was 42.07 km2.

On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by rural depopulation, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.

Geography[edit]

Adjoining municipalities[edit]

Education[edit]

There are two schools in Aba:

  • Aba Primary School
  • Kamo Middle School (an integrated primary-middle school)

Transportation[edit]

Road[edit]

Notable places and events[edit]

  • Nondaki Fall

References[edit]

  1. ^ "岡山県苫田郡阿波村 (33605A1968)". 歴史的行政区域データセットβ版. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

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