Tokiwa [town] - Tokiwa

Japanese: 常葉[町] - ときわ

A former town in Tamura County in central-eastern Fukushima Prefecture. The main settlement, Tokiwa, is a village in the Abukuma highlands that connects the central and coastal areas. It was once the center of the Miharukoma production area and prospered as a horse market. Tobacco, rice, and livestock are cultivated here. In March 2005, it merged with Takine, Ogoe, Funehiki, and Miyakoji villages in Tamura County to become a city, Tamura City. ^{84.41 km2} . 6,706 people (2003).

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Japanese:

福島県中東部，田村郡の旧町。主集落の常葉は中通りと浜通りを連絡する阿武隈(あぶくま)高地中の街村，かつて三春駒産地の中心で，馬市で栄えた。タバコ栽培，米作，畜産などを行う。2005年３月田村郡滝根町，大越町，船引町，都路村と合併し市制，田村市となる。84.41km²。6706人（2003）。

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