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
Nanbu Town Hall Nanbu Town Hall
Flag of Nanbu Flag Official seal of Nanbu Seal
Location of Nanbu in Aomori Prefecture Location of Nanbu in Aomori Prefecture
Nanbu
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Sannohe
Area
• Total	151.15 km2 (58.36 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	19,275
• Density	126/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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	Official website

Nanbu (南部町, Nanbu-chō) is a town located in Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of April 2012, the town had an estimated population of 19,275 and a population density of 126 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

• Japan National Route 4
• Japan National Route 104

Noted people from Nanbu

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

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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