Shimagahara, Mie

Shimagahara (島ヶ原村, Shimagahara-mura) was a village located in Ayama District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,710 and a density of 118.08 persons per km2. The total area was 22.95 km2.

On November 1, 2004, Shimagahara, along with the city of Ueno, the towns of Iga (former) and Ayama, the village of Ōyamada (all from Ayama District), and the town of Aoyama (from Naga District), was merged to create the city of Iga.[1]

  1. ^ 今尾恵介 (2008). 地図から消えた地名: 消滅した理由とその謎を探る (in Japanese). 東京堂出版. p. 178. ISBN 978-4-490-20645-6. 平成 16 年( 2004 ) 11 月に上野市・伊賀町・島ヶ原村・阿山町・大山田村とともに新生伊賀市となって消滅した。