Hamajima (浜島町, Hamajima-chō) was a town located in the former Shima District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

An aerial photograph of Hamajima town (1975) from the National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,686 and a density of 205.72 persons per km2. The total area was 27.64 km2.

On October 1, 2004, Hamajima, along with the towns of Shima (former), Ago, Daiō and Isobe (all from Shima District), was merged to create the city of Shima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

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  1. ^ "三重県|みえDATABOXからのお知らせ:市町村合併状況(三重県)について". 三重県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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