The villages of Moichi, and Kariya were created on April 1, 1889 within Shimohei District with the establishment of the municipality system. The two villages merged on February 1, 1955 to create the village of Niisato. On June 6, 2005, Niisato, along with the town of Tarō (also from Shimohei District), was merged into the expanded city of Miyako and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of June 2005, the village had an estimated population of 3,535 and a population density of 13.8 persons per km2. The total area was 256.29 km2.
The population of the former village is centered on the intersection of the Shimohei and Kariya Rivers. Niisato lies along National Highway 106 between Morioka and Miyako. There is also a small winding road from Niisato north to Iwaizumi town. The major distinguishing travel landmarks the bus stops along Highway 106, which are shaped like giant red apples. The village had a sister city relationship with La Trinidad in the Philippines.
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Official website of Miyako (in Japanese)
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niisato, iwate, niisato, 新里村, niisato, mura, village, located, shimohei, district, iwate, prefecture, japan, niisato, 新里村former, municipalityflagemblemlocation, niisato, iwate, prefectureniisatolocation, japancoordinates, 6212278, 13500, 6212278, 13500countryj. Niisato 新里村 Niisato mura was a village located in Shimohei District Iwate Prefecture Japan Niisato 新里村Former municipalityFlagEmblemLocation of Niisato in Iwate PrefectureNiisatoLocation in JapanCoordinates 39 37 16 42 N 141 08 06 E 39 6212278 N 141 13500 E 39 6212278 141 13500CountryJapanRegionTōhokuPrefectureIwate PrefectureDistrictShimoheiMergedJune 6 2005 now part of Miyako Area Total256 29 km2 98 95 sq mi Population September 1 2005 Total3 535 Density13 8 km2 36 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST SymbolsBirdJapanese bush warblerFlowerFar East Amur adonisTreePaulownia tomentosaThe villages of Moichi and Kariya were created on April 1 1889 within Shimohei District with the establishment of the municipality system The two villages merged on February 1 1955 to create the village of Niisato On June 6 2005 Niisato along with the town of Tarō also from Shimohei District was merged into the expanded city of Miyako and no longer exists as an independent municipality As of June 2005 the village had an estimated population of 3 535 and a population density of 13 8 persons per km2 The total area was 256 29 km2 The population of the former village is centered on the intersection of the Shimohei and Kariya Rivers Niisato lies along National Highway 106 between Morioka and Miyako There is also a small winding road from Niisato north to Iwaizumi town The major distinguishing travel landmarks the bus stops along Highway 106 which are shaped like giant red apples The village had a sister city relationship with La Trinidad in the Philippines External links editOfficial website of Miyako in Japanese nbsp This Iwate Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niisato Iwate amp oldid 1111567742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
