Ōfunato, Iwate
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Ōfunato 大船渡市 |
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Ōfunato City Hall
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 Location of Ōfunato in Iwate Prefecture |
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 Ōfunato
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| Coordinates: 39°4′4.8″N 141°43′30.8″E / 39.068000°N 141.725222°ECoordinates: 39°4′4.8″N 141°43′30.8″E / 39.068000°N 141.725222°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Iwate | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 323.50 km2 (124.90 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 38,010 | ||
| • Density | 118/km2 (310/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Pine | ||
| - Flower | Camellia | ||
| - Bird | Black-tailed gull | ||
| Phone number | 0192-27-3111 | ||
| Address | 15, Sakarichō Aza Utsunosawa, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate-ken 022-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Ōfunato (大船渡市 Ōfunato-shi?) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 38,010 and a population density of 112 persons per km2. The total area was 323.30 square kilometres (124.83 sq mi).
The area of present-day Ōfunato was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period. During the Sengoku period, the area was dominated by various samurai clans before coming under the control of the Date clan during the Edo period, who ruled Sendai Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.
The modern village of Ōfunato was created within Kessen District, Iwate on April 1, 1889. The 1896 Sanriku earthquake caused a 25-meter tsunami which killed 27,000 people in Sanriku. Ōfunato was elevated to town status on April 1, 1932. The 1933 Sanriku earthquake had a magnitude of 8.4 and caused a 28-meter tsunami which killed 1522 people.
The neighboring town of Sakari, and the villages of Akasaki, Takkon, Massaki, Ikawa and Hikoroichi merged with Ōfunato on April 1, 1952, forming the city of Ōfunato. The city became internationally famous when it was hit by a tsunami caused by the Valdivia earthquake in Chile May 22, 1960. On November 15, 2001, the town of Sanriku (from Kesen District) was merged into Ōfunato.
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