Ishinomaki

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2 February  2022 (2022 -02-02), the city has an estimated population of 138,538, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 61,919 households.[1] The total area of the city is 554.55 square kilometres (214.11 sq mi).[1]

石巻市
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Flag of Ishinomaki
Official seal of Ishinomaki
Location of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture
Location of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture
Coordinates: 38°25′3.3″N 141°18′9.8″E / 38.417583°N 141.302722°E / 38.417583; 141.302722Coordinates: 38°25′3.3″N 141°18′9.8″E / 38.417583°N 141.302722°E / 38.417583; 141.302722
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureMiyagi
Government
 • MayorHiroshi Kameyama
Area
 • Total554.55 km2 (214.11 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2, 2022)
 • Total138,538
 • Density250/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeJapanese Black Pine
- FlowerAzalea
Phone number0225-95-1111
Address14-1 Kokucho, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-8501
Websitehttp://www.city.ishinomaki.lg.jp/

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]

Ishinomaki Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "人口・世帯数(最新版)" (in Japanese). Ishinomaki city official. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Satellite Photos of Japan Before and After the Quake and Tsunami New York Times, 13 March 2011
  3. Kyodo News, "Death toll may surpass 10,000 in Miyagi", Japan Times, 14 March 2011, p. 1.
  4. "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.