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Hanamaki

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Also known as Hanamaki-shi

city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Tōhoku
Prefecture
Iwate
Mayor
Masaru Obara (小原勝) - from February 2026
Total
908.39 km (350.73 sq mi)
Density
104.24/km (269.98/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number
0198-24-2111
Address
9-30 Kajo-cho, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-8601
Climate
Dfa / Cfa
Website
Official website
Bird
Ural owl
Flower
Hayachina Usukikyo
Tree
Kobushi

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Wikidata facts

Country
Japan
Population
101438
Area
908.39
Shares border with
Shizukuishi
Image
花巻温泉 バラ園とホテル3館.jpg
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Commons category
Hanamaki, Iwate
twinned administrative body
Hiratsuka
topic's main category
Category:Hanamaki, Iwate
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花巻市, 岩手県
native label
花巻市
name in kana
はなまきし
category for people born here
Category:Births in Hanamaki, Iwate
category of associated people
Category:People from Hanamaki, Iwate
inception
1954-04-01
replaces
Tōwa
associated electoral district
Iwate 3rd district
P12749
tight oil
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hanamaki (花巻市, Hanamaki-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 94,691, and a population density of 100 persons per km, in 37,773 households. The total area of the city is 908.39 square kilometres (350.73 sq mi). Hanamaki is famous as the birthplace of the novelist and poet Kenji Miyazawa and Iwate Prefecture's local specialty, Wanko soba, as well as its hot spring resorts.

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