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Rikuzentakata
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city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Tōhoku
- Prefecture
- Iwate
- Mayor
- Taku Sasaki
- Total
- 231.94 km (89.55 sq mi)
- Density
- 78.736/km (203.92/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0192-54-2111
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Common gull
- Flower
- Camellia
- Tree
- Cryptomeria
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Iwate Prefecture
- Population
- 23300
- Area
- 231.94
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Shares border with
- Kesennuma
- Official website
- www.city.rikuzentakata.iwate.jp
- Image
- Rikuzentakata City New Municipal Office.jpg
- Significant event
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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- native label
- 陸前高田市
- Commons category
- Rikuzentakata, Iwate
- topic's main category
- Category:Rikuzentakata, Iwate
- inception
- 1955-01-01
- twinned administrative body
- Nagoya
- social media followers
- 4943
- associated electoral district
- Iwate 2nd district
- name in kana
- りくぜんたかたし
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Rikuzentakata after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Rikuzentakata (陸前高田市, Rikuzentakata-shi) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. In the census of 2010, the city had a population of 23,302 (2005: 24,709), and a population density of 100 persons per km. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to the city. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 19,062, and a population density of 82 persons per km in 7,593 households. The total area of the city is 231.94 square kilometres (89.55 sq mi).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rikuzentakata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.