Hachirōgata, Akita

Hachirōgata
八郎潟町
Town
Hachirōgata Town Hall

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Location of Hachirōgata in Akita Prefecture
Hachirōgata
 
Coordinates: 39°57′N 140°4′E / 39.950°N 140.067°E / 39.950; 140.067Coordinates: 39°57′N 140°4′E / 39.950°N 140.067°E / 39.950; 140.067
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Akita
District Minamiakita
Area
 • Total 17.00 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Population (August 2013)
 • Total 6,287
 • Density 370/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree Japanese Zelkova
- Flower Azalea
Phone number 018-875-5800
Address Jidaidō 80, Hachirōgata-machi, Minamiakita-gun, Akita-ken 018-1692
Website http://www.town.hachirogata.akita.jp/

Hachirōgata (八郎潟町, Hachirōgata-machi) is a town located in Akita, Japan. As of August 2013, the town had an estimated population of 6,287, and a population density of 370 persons per km². The total area is 17.00  km². It is the smallest municipality in Akita Prefecture in terms of surface area.

Geography

Hachirōgata is located in the coastal flatlands northeastern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the remnant of Lake Hachirōgata which lies in the west of the town. Lake Hachirōgata was the second largest lake in Japan until it was drained in a land reclamation project from 1957 to 1977.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Hachirōgata was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Omogata was established in 1889, the town of Hitoichi in 1925. The two merged in 1956 to form the town of Hachirōgata. Efforts to merge the town with neighboring Gojōme and Ikawa failed to pass a referendum in 2005.

Economy

The economy of Hachirōgata is based on agriculture.

Transportation

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Highway

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