Murone, Iwate

Murone (室根村, Murone-mura) was a village located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Murone 室根村
Former municipality
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Location of Murone in Iwate Prefecture
Murone Location in Japan
Coordinates: 38°54′4.1″N 141°15′50.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Higashiiwai
Merged	September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki)
Area
• Total	97.28 km2 (37.56 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2005)
• Total	5,886
• Density	60.5/km2 (157/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Cryptomeria
• Flower	Azalea
• Bird	Copper pheasant
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)

Murone village was created on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Yagoshi, Orikabe and a portion of the village of Otsubo. On September 20, 2005, Murone, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, the village of Kawasaki (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of September 2005, the village had an estimated population of 5,886 and a population density of 60.5 persons per km². The total area was 97.28 km².