Aba, Okayama

Aba 阿波村
Former municipality
Former Aba village hall
Location of Aba in Okayama Prefecture
Aba Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°14′13.45″N 134°6′45.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Tomata
Merged	February 28, 200５ (now part of Tsuyama)
Area
• Total	42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	669
• Density	15.90/km2 (41.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Magnolia kobus
Tree	Cryptomeria

Aba (阿波村, Aba-son) was a village located in the north of Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sharing a border with Tottori Prefecture.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 669 and a population density of 15.90 persons per km². The total area was 42.07 km².

On February 28, 2005, Aba, along with the town of Kamo (also from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Most of Aba's area is forest and/or mountains, and its major industries are agriculture and forestry. It has been affected by rural depopulation, leaving it with the smallest population in the prefecture.

Geography

Adjoining municipalities

• Okayama Prefecture
  • Kamo
• Tottori Prefecture
  • Tottori
  • Chizu

Education

There are two schools in Aba:

• Aba Primary School
• Kamo Middle School (an integrated primary-middle school)

Transportation

Road

• Prefectural roads:
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 117 (Gomasugaeri-Yodo)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 118 (Kamo-Mochigase)

Notable places and events

• Nondaki Fall