Okabe, Shizuoka

Okabe

岡部町
Okabe 岡部町
Former municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location of Okabe in Shizuoka Prefecture
	Okabe Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°55′N 138°17′E / 34.917°N 138.283°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Shizuoka Prefecture
District	Shida
Merged	January 1, 2009; (now part of Fujieda, Shizuoka)
Area
• Total	53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population (December 31, 2008)
• Total	12,210
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	City of Fujieda
Symbols
Flower	Prunus Mume
Tree	Osmanthus

Okabe (岡部町, Okabe-chō) was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka, Japan.

Okabe developed in the Edo period as Okabe-juku, a post-town on the Tōkaidō.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,839 and a density of 240.93 persons per km². The total area was 53.29 km². The town was served by an interchange on Japan National Route 1, but had no train service.

On January 1, 2009, Okabe was merged into the expanded city of Fujieda and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Shida District was dissolved as a result of the merger.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

References

^ "市町村合併情報静岡県＜国土地理協会＞". Archived from the original on July 28, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2008.

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[Plannedmerge-1] "市町村合併情報静岡県＜国土地理協会＞". Archived from the original on July 28, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2008.

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