Hanaizumi, Iwate

Hanaizumi (花泉町, Hanaizumi-machi) was a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Hanaizumi 花泉町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Hanaizumi in Iwate Prefecture
Hanaizumi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 38°49′52″N 141°10′59″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate Prefecture
District	Nishiiwai
Merged	September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki)
Area
• Total	126.83 km2 (48.97 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2005)
• Total	15,367
• Density	121.1/km2 (314/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Sakura
Tree	Pinus densiflora

Hanaizumi village was created on April 1, 1899 with the establishment of the municipalities system. On January 1, 1955, it annexed the neighboring villages of Oimatsu, Nagai, Higata, Yushima and Wakutsu and was raised to town status. On September 20, 2005, Hanaizumi, along with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, and the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.^[1]

As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,357 and a population density of 121.1 persons per km². The total area was 126.83 km².