was a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Kitatsugaru District

Kitatsugaru District, Aomori

is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,751 and a density of 110.21 persons per km²...

 in western Aomori Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan

Japan

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.

Kodomari was located in far northwest corner of Tsugaru Peninsula

Tsugaru Peninsula

The is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshū island, Japan. The peninsula projects north into the Tsugaru Strait separating Honshū from Hokkaidō. The western coast is on the Sea of Japan, while on its eastern coast are Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay...

 facing the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

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 and Tsugaru Strait

Tsugaru Strait

is a channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture...

. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain

Hirosaki Domain

The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in northern Mutsu Province . It was ruled by the Tsugaru clan...

 during the Edo period

Edo period

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. After the Meiji Restoration

Meiji Restoration

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, Kodomari Village was created on April 1, 1889. On March 28, 2005 it was merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...

 with the neighboring town of Nakasato

Nakasato, Aomori

was a town located in Kitatsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Nakasato Town was located in the center of Tsugaru Peninsula. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Nakasato Village was created on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to...

 to form the new town of Nakadomari

Nakadomari, Aomori

is a town located in the Kitatsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 12,890 and a density of 59.6 persons per km²...

, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

At the time of its merger, Kodomari had an estimated population

Population

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 of 3,989 and a density

Population density

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of 61.73 persons per km². The total area was 64.62 km². The village economy was dominated by agriculture and forestry.