Iwadeyama, Miyagi

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Iwadeyama (岩出山町; -machi) was a town located in Tamatsukuri District, Miyagi, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,476 and a density of 95.78 persons per km². The total area was 140.70 km².

On March 31, 2006, the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Toda District to create the new city of Ōsaki. Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.