Okabe, Shizuoka
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
History
Okabe developed in the Edo period as Okabe-juku, a post-town on the Tōkaidō.
