Kashiwa, Aomori

Kashiwa (柏村, Kashiwa-mura) was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kashiwa 柏村
Former municipality
Location of Kashiwa in Aomori Prefecture
Kashiwa Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°47′6.5″N 140°24′38.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Nishitsugaru
Merged	11 February 2005 (now part of Tsugaru)
Area
• Total	14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population  (1 February 2005)
• Total	5,158
• Density	360.2/km2 (933/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)

Kashiwa 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, Kashiwa Village was created on 1 April 1889.

On 11 February 2005, Kashiwa, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of Inagaki, Morita 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, Kashiwa had an estimated population of 5,158 and a density of 360.2 persons per km². The total area was 14.32 km². The village economy was dominated by agriculture.