Tenmabayashi, Aomori

Tenmabayashi 天間林村
Former municipality
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Location of Tenmabayashi in Aomori Prefecture
Tenmabayashi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°44′40.7″N 141°09′27.3″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Kamikita
Merged	March 31, 2005 (now part of Shichinohe)
Area
• Total	202.59 km2 (78.22 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2005)
• Total	8,354
• Density	41.23/km2 (106.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Japanese bellflower
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Tenmabayashi (天間林村, Tenmabayashi-mura) was a village located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

History

The village of Tenmabayashi was founded in 1889 from the merger of seven small hamlets. On 31 March 2005, Tenmabayashi was merged into the neighboring and expanding town of Shichinohe, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 8,354 and a density of 41.23 persons per km². The total area was 202.59 km².

Economy

Located in central Aomori Prefecture, the village of Tenmabayashi had an economy based on primarily on agriculture, with the village's principal crops including rice, garlic, and Japanese yam.

Transportation

Tenmabayashi was served by the highways National Route 4 and National Route 394, but had no railway service at the time of its merger with Shichinohe. It was formerly served by the Nanbu Jūkan Railway, a railbus service that stopped at Ushirotai, Tenmabayashi, Tsubo, Tsubogawa, Michinokami, Tenmabayashi, and Nakano stations in the village.