Daitō, Iwate

Daitō 大東町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Daitō in Iwate Prefecture
Daitō Location in Japan
Coordinates: 39°01′2.9″N 141°23′46.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Higashiiwai
Merged	September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki)
Area
• Total	278.21 km2 (107.42 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2005)
• Total	16,655
• Density	59.86/km2 (155.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Daitō (大東町, Daitō-chō) was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Daitō village was created on April 1, 1889, within Higashiiwai District with the establishment of the municipality system. It was raised to town status on March 21, 1903. On April 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring towns of Surisawa and Ohara, and the villages of Okita, Sarusawa and Shinutami.

On September 20, 2005, Daitō, along with the towns of Higashiyama and Senmaya, the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (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 town had an estimated population of 16,655 and a population density of 59.86 persons per km². The total area was 278.21 km².

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)