Morita, Aomori

Morita

森田村
Morita 森田村
Former municipality
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Morita in Aomori Prefecture
	Morita Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 40°46′44.8″N 140°21′2.1″E / 40.779111°N 140.350583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Nishitsugaru
Merged	1 February 2005; (now part of Tsugaru)
Area
• Total	24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population (1 February 2005)
• Total	5,011
• Density	207.75/km2 (538.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Oriental turtle-dove
Flower	Apple
Tree	Japanese black pine

Morita (森田村, Morita-mura) was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Morita Village was located in the central portion of Tsugaru Peninsula. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Morita Village was created on 1 April 1889.

On 11 February 2005, Morita, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of Inagaki, Kashiwa and Shariki (all from Nishitsugaru District), was merged to create the city of Tsugaru, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.^[1]

At the time of its merger, Morita had an estimated population of 5,011 and a population density of 207.75 persons per km². The total area was 24.12 km². The village economy was dominated by agriculture. The village was served by Mutsu-Morita Station and Nakata Station on the Gonō Line of JR East.

References

^ "つがる市の誕生" [Birth of the city of Tsugaru] (in Japanese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

External links

Official website of Tsugaru (in Japanese)
Local business and sightseeing guide

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[1] "つがる市の誕生" [Birth of the city of Tsugaru] (in Japanese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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