Tenmabayashi, Aomori
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Tenmabayashi
天間林村 | |
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Former municipality | |
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 Location of Tenmabayashi in Aomori Prefecture | |
  Tenmabayashi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′40.7″N 141°09′27.3″E / 40.744639°N 141.157583°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture |
| District | Kamikita |
| Merged | March 31, 2005 (now part of Shichinohe) |
| Area | |
• Total | 202.59 km2 (78.22 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2005) | |
• Total | 8,354 |
| • Density | 41.23/km2 (106.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Green pheasant |
| Flower | Japanese bellflower |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Tenmabayashi (天間林村, Tenmabayashi-mura) was a village located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
The village of Tenmabayashi was founded in 1889 from the merger of seven small hamlets. On 31 March 2005, Tenmabayashi was merged into the neighboring and expanding town of Shichinohe, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 8,354 and a density of 41.23 persons per km2. The total area was 202.59 km2.
