Iwanuma 岩沼市 | |
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 Takekoma Shrine, Kanahebisui Shrine Abukuma River, Iwanuma Station Iwanuma urban area, Dontosai festival | |
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 Location of Iwanuma in Miyagi Prefecture | |
  Iwanuma | |
| Coordinates:38°06′15.4″N140°52′12.6″E / 38.104278°N 140.870167°E /38.104278; 140.870167 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| First official recorded | 842 AD |
| City settled | November 1, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jyunichi Sato (from June 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.45 km2 (23.34 sq mi) |
| Population (May 31, 2020) | |
• Total | 43,946 |
| • Density | 727.0/km2 (1,883/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Black Pine |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| - Bird | Seagull |
| Phone number | 0223-22-1111 |
| Address | 1-6-20 Sakura, Iwanuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-2480 |
| Website | Official website |
Iwanuma (岩沼市,Iwanuma-shi) is acity located inMiyagi Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 43,946 in 18,062 households,[1] and apopulation density of 730 persons per km². The total area of the city is 60.45 square kilometres (23.34 sq mi). Iwanuma is at the convergence of two ancient roads, theTōkaidō and the Rikuzen-Hama Kaidō.
Iwanuma is in the east-center Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by thePacific Ocean to the east. It is also located at the mouth of theAbukuma River.
Miyagi Prefecture
Iwanuma has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Iwanuma is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1252 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Iwanuma has recently plateued after a long period of growth.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 15,428 | — |
| 1930 | 17,524 | +13.6% |
| 1940 | 18,490 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 25,303 | +36.8% |
| 1960 | 26,452 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 29,822 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 34,910 | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 38,091 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 41,407 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 44,187 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 44,068 | −0.3% |
The area of present-day Iwanuma was part of ancientMutsu Province, and theTakekoma Inari Shrine claims to have been founded in 842 AD. Mention of “Iwanuma Castle” appears in earlyMuromachi period documents. The area came under the control of theDate clan ofSendai Domain during theEdo period, under theTokugawa shogunate. The town of Iwanuma was established on June 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
The village of Okuma merged with Iwanuma on January 11, 1947, followed by Sengan and Tamaura on April 1, 1955. Iwanuma was raised to city status on November 1, 1971.
The city was seriously affected by thetsunami associated with the2011 Tōhoku earthquake,[4] which resulted in 180 deaths.
Iwanuma has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 20 members. Iwanuma contributes one seat to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofMiyagi 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Iwanuma has four public elementary school and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operates a special education school for the handicapped.
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