Nishine, Iwate

Nishine 西根町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Nishine in Iwate Prefecture
Nishine Location in Japan
Coordinates: 39°55′34.5″N 141°05′44″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Iwate
Merged	September 1, 2005 (now part of Hachimantai)
Area
• Total	167.16 km2 (64.54 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2005)
• Total	18,442
• Density	110.3/km2 (286/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum
Tree	Pinus densiflora

Nishine (西根町, Nishine-chō) was a town located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

The villages of Tairadate, Ōbuke, Dendō and Terada were created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Iwate District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Iwate and Minami-Iwate Districts merged to form Iwate District on March 29, 1898. The four villages merged on September 30, 1956 to create the village of Nishine, which was elevated to town status on November 1, 1961. On September 1, 2005, Nishine, along with the town of Ashiro, and the village of Matsuo (all from Iwate District), was merged to create the city of Hachimantai and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 18,442 and a population density of 110.3 persons per km². The total area was 167.16 km².

External links

• Official website of Hachimantai (in Japanese)