Ishinomaki
Appearance
Ishinomaki
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Clockwise from top: View of Mount Kinka from Ojika Peninsula, Makiyama Iris Park, Tashirojima, Ojika Whale Park, Sasa-kamaboko, Ishinomaki Saint John the Apostle Orthodox Church, Mount Hiyori | |
![]() Location of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 38°25′3.3″N 141°18′9.8″E / 38.417583°N 141.302722°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Miyagi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hiroshi Kameyama |
Area | |
• Total | 554.55 km2 (214.11 sq mi) |
Population (February 2, 2022) | |
• Total | 138,538 |
• Density | 250/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Japanese Black Pine |
- Flower | Azalea |
Phone number | 0225-95-1111 |
Address | 14-1 Kokucho, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-8501 |
Website | http://www.city.ishinomaki.lg.jp/ |
Ishinomaki (
Ishinomaki was one the cities most seriously affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2][3] Between 1 March and 31 August 2011, many people left Ishinomaki. 6,500 fewer people, or 4%, lived there.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "
人口 ・世帯 数 (最新 版 )" (in Japanese). Ishinomaki city official. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-22. - ↑ Satellite Photos of Japan Before and After the Quake and Tsunami New York Times, 13 March 2011
- ↑ Kyodo News, "Death toll may surpass 10,000 in Miyagi", Japan Times, 14 March 2011, p. 1.
- ↑ "
図録 ▽東日本 大震災 被災 市町村 の被災 後 の人口 変化 (Population Changes by Locality after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster: Illustrated)". Honkawa Data Tribune. Retrieved 2011-10-13.