Miyako, Iwate
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宮古市 | |
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City | |
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 Location of Miyako in Iwate | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshihiro Kumasaka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 696.82 km2 (269.04 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2008) | |
| • Total | 57,874 |
| • Density | 83.1/km2 (215/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Red Pine |
| - Flower | Montauk Daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum) |
| - Bird | Black-tailed Gull |
| - Fish | Salmon |
| Address | 2-1 Shinkawachō, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 027-8501 |
| Website | www |
The city is along the coast where the Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). flows into the Pacific Ocean. It is connected to Morioka by an east-west train line and highway and the coastal highway also goes through the town. The city has a port but much of the shipping traffic is taken by larger cities along the coast.
On June 6, 2005, the old Miyako absorbed the town of Tarō and village of Niisato from Shimohei District to form the new city of Miyako, more than doubling the old city's size. As of 2008, the new city had an estimated population of 57,874 and a density of 83.1 persons per km². The total area is 696.82 km².
On January 1, 2010, the city absorbed another Shimohei District village, Kawai.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Miyako | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -4.7 (23.5) |
-4.5 (23.9) |
-1.7 (28.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
-2.0 (28.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 62.7 (2.469) |
69.6 (2.74) |
84.4 (3.323) |
93.9 (3.697) |
101.9 (4.012) |
120.2 (4.732) |
134.6 (5.299) |
158.9 (6.256) |
211.0 (8.307) |
147.5 (5.807) |
82.7 (3.256) |
61.0 (2.402) |
1,328.4 (52.299) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 23.9 (9.41) |
36.3 (14.29) |
27.4 (10.79) |
2.4 (0.94) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (0.16) |
9.8 (3.86) |
100.2 (39.45) |
| % Humidity | 63.5 | 65.7 | 66.6 | 67.9 | 74.3 | 84.2 | 87.0 | 85.9 | 84.3 | 79.4 | 69.9 | 64.8 | 74.5 |
| Sunshine hours | 172.5 | 166.4 | 196.0 | 203.0 | 205.2 | 168.6 | 159.9 | 177.8 | 141.3 | 162.2 | 158.5 | 160.6 | 2,072 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
2011 tsunami
On March 11, 2011, the city was devastated by a tsunami caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.[2] At least 401 lives were lost.[3] Only about 30–60 boats survived from the town's 960 ship fishing fleet.[4][5] A study by the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute found that the waters had reached at least 37.9 metres (124 ft) above sea level. This was almost as high the 38.2 metres (125 ft) record of the 1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake tsunami.[6]
Some of the most well known scenes of the 2011 Japanese tsunami, broadcast worldwide, were shot in Miyako. It shows a dark black wave cresting and overflowing a floodwall and tossing cars, followed by a fishing boat capsizing as it hit the floodwall and then crushed as it was forced under a bridge.[7][8]
Miyako, Iwate Media
Downtown of Miyako city from Mount Gassan.
Miyako City Office
References
- ↑ "市町村合併情報 岩手県 ＜国土地理協会＞". Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ↑ Kyodo News, "Deaths, people missing set to top 1,600: Edano", The Japan Times, 13 March 2011.
- ↑ NOAA Data
- ↑ Agence France-Presse/Jiji Press, "Fishermen who lost livelihoods determined to return to cruel sea", The Japan Times, 4 April 2011, p. 2.
- ↑ Fukada, Takahiro, "Iwate fisheries continue struggle to recover", The Japan Times, 21 September 2011, p. 3.
- ↑ Iwate saw wave test 38 meters, The Japan Times (Kyodo News), 4 April 2011
- ↑ "東北・関東地震 宮古市の港に到達した津波" (video). YouTube. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 39°38′28″N 141°57′26″E / 39.6412°N 141.9573°E
- ↑ "When Tsunami hit Miyako" (photo). Panoramio. Retrieved 2011-04-25.[dead link] 39°38′28.54″N 141°57′26.85″E / 39.6412611°N 141.9574583°E