- Jōbōji, Iwate
was a town located in Ninohe District, Iwate,
Japan . It merged into the city of Ninohe.As of
2003 , the town had an estimatedpopulation of 5,130 and a density of 28.55 persons per km². The total area was 179.70 km².On
January 1 ,2006 , the existing city of Ninohe merged with the neighboring town of Jōbōji and formed a new city still named Ninohe. The new city's population is estimated (based on data from 2000) to be 33,102, with a total area of 420.31 km².The town itself was quite small and while it is home to both a library and an indoor basketball court the range of facilities present are very limited.
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