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162: 224: 22: 212:, run toward the southeast from the mountain. Both make valleys of 1 - 3 kilometers width on reaching the eastern area, which are mainly cultivated as rice fields. Iwagasaki is located on the north bank of Sanhasama River. Nihasama (Second Hasama), Sanhasama (Third Hasama) and Ichihasama (First Hasama) merge to form the 219:
The eastern area was more populated than the west, but flatlands are limited to the above-mentioned valleys. The rest of the eastern half, especially almost all of the northeast quarter, was occupied by low hills of less than 500 meters height.
197:. It was the origin of the name of the municipality. The largest town of the area was Iwagasaki, which was 23 kilometers east of the mountain. Later Iwagasaki was often called Kurikoma because the municipal office was built there. 237:
April 1, 1955 - Kurikoma Town was established through the consolidation of Iwagasaki Town (岩ヶ崎町) and the villages of Omatsu (尾松村), Toyasaki (鳥矢崎村), Monji (文字村), Kurikoma (栗駒村) and Himematsu (姫松村).
327: 105: 39: 86: 58: 43: 65: 297: 154:. Established in 1955 with the consolidation of six municipalities, it was abolished in a merger forming the larger 72: 332: 143: 54: 32: 204:. This area is less populated but a ski and spa resort is located southeast of Mount Kurikoma. Two rivers, 139: 209: 205: 261: 213: 269: 245: 241: 79: 265: 253: 175: 147: 277: 273: 194: 183: 179: 161: 155: 223: 158:
City in 2005. The municipal area was 244.36 km and the population was 13,736 in 2005.
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Rice Field and irrigation canal resting in winter (Dec. 2005)
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April 1, 2005 - Kurikoma Town was merged with the towns of
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The western half of the municipality covered a part of the
300:[Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 174:Kurikoma was located on the northwest border of 298:"総務省|令和2年版 地方財政白書|資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" 129: 123: 328:Dissolved municipalities of Miyagi Prefecture 8: 189:Kurikoma covered a narrow east–west area. 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 289: 7: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 216:east of the former Kurikoma Town. 165:Former Town Office (October. 2005) 14: 193:sat at the northwest border with 20: 31:needs additional citations for 1: 130: 349: 272:(若柳町) and the village of 124: 276:(花山村) to form the new 228: 166: 226: 164: 40:improve this article 229: 167: 55:"Kurikoma, Miyagi" 176:Miyagi Prefecture 148:Miyagi Prefecture 144:Kurihara District 116: 115: 108: 90: 340: 333:Kurihara, Miyagi 313: 312: 310: 309: 294: 195:Iwate Prefecture 184:Akita Prefecture 180:Iwate Prefecture 137: 136: 133: 127: 126: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 348: 347: 343: 342: 341: 339: 338: 337: 318: 317: 316: 307: 305: 296: 295: 291: 287: 234: 172: 134: 121: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 346: 344: 336: 335: 330: 320: 319: 315: 314: 288: 286: 283: 282: 281: 238: 233: 230: 191:Mount Kurikoma 171: 168: 131:Kurikoma-machi 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 345: 334: 331: 329: 326: 325: 323: 304:(in Japanese) 303: 299: 293: 290: 284: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 236: 235: 231: 225: 221: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 198: 196: 192: 187: 185: 181: 177: 169: 163: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 132: 120: 110: 107: 99: 96:February 2024 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 306:. Retrieved 301: 292: 218: 214:Hasama River 202:Ōu Mountains 199: 188: 173: 118: 117: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 280:City (栗原市). 262:Takashimizu 322:Categories 308:2024-02-28 285:References 270:Wakayanagi 246:Uguisuzawa 242:Ichihasama 66:newspapers 266:Tsukidate 254:Shiwahime 210:Sanhasama 170:Geography 278:Kurihara 274:Hanayama 264:(高清水町), 256:(志波姫町), 206:Nihasama 156:Kurihara 119:Kurikoma 268:(築館町), 260:(瀬峰町), 252:(金成町), 250:Kannari 248:(鶯沢町), 244:(一迫町), 232:History 80:scholar 258:Semine 138:was a 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  178:with 152:Japan 87:JSTOR 73:books 208:and 182:and 140:town 59:news 302:総務省 142:in 125:栗駒町 42:by 324:: 186:. 150:, 146:, 128:, 311:. 135:) 122:( 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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