Nanbu, Aomori

There are towns with the same name in three other prefectures. See Nanbu, Tottori, Nanbu, Wakayama, or Nanbu, Yamanashi.

Nanbu 南部町
—  Town  —
Location of Nanbu in Aomori
Nanbu
Coordinates: 40°28′1″N 141°22′54″E / 40.46694°N 141.38167°E / 40.46694; 141.38167Coordinates: 40°28′1″N 141°22′54″E / 40.46694°N 141.38167°E / 40.46694; 141.38167
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori
District	Sannohe
Area
- Total	151.15 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Population (September 2009)
- Total	20,281
- Density	133/km2 (344.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree	Japanese Red Pine
- Flower	Peony
- Bird	Japanese Bush-warbler
Phone number	0178-84-2111
Address	Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Nanbu-machi, Shimojuku 23-1 039-0802
Website	Nanbu Town HP

Nambu Town Hall

Nanbu (南部町, Nanbu-machi^?) is a town located in the Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 20,381 and a density of 133 persons per km². Its total area was 153.150 km².

Geography

Nanbu occupies hilly land in the far southeast corner of Aomori Prefecture. Much of the town is mountainous, and has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Neighbouring municipalities

Aomori Prefecture

• Sannohe District
  • Sannohe
  • Shingo
  • Gonohe
• Hachinohe

Iwate Prefecture

• Ninohe
• Karumai

History

During the Edo period, the area was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain and later by Hachinohe Domain. Nambu Village was created on April 20, 1955 through the merger of former Hirasaki and Muko villages. It was elevated to town status on February 11, 1959. On January 1, 2006, Nanbu merged with Fukuchi and Nagawa into the new town of Nanbu.

Economy

The economy of Nanbu is heavily dependent on agriculture, especially horticulture. The main crops are apples, grapes and European pears.

Transportation

Railway

• Aoimori Railway Line
  • Sannohe – Suwanotaira – Kenyoshi – Tomabechi

Highway

• Route 4 (Japan)
• Route 104 (Japan)

Noted people from Nanbu

• Satoru Sakamoto – musician
• Hirotaka Neichi – professional baseball player
• Yoshimi Akaishi – seiyu
• Tsutomu Sakamoto – cyclist, bronze medal winner in 1984 Summer Olympics

External links

• (Japanese) Nanbu official website
• (Japanese) Nanbu Chamber of Commerce website

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