Minamisanriku
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Minamisanriku 南三陸町 |
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Minamisanriku Town Hall, May 2013
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 Location of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture |
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 Minamisanriku
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| Coordinates: 38°40′40″N 141°26′37″E / 38.67778°N 141.44361°ECoordinates: 38°40′40″N 141°26′37″E / 38.67778°N 141.44361°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Miyagi | ||
| District | Motoyoshi | ||
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| • Total | 163.40 km2 (63.09 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 13 544 | ||
| • Density | 82.9/km2 (215/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Persera thunbergii | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| - Bird | Golden eagle | ||
| Address | 77 Shioiri, Shizugawa, Minamisanriku-cho, Motoyoshi-gun Miyagi-ken 986-0792 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Minamisanriku (南三陸町 Minamisanriku-chō?) is a town in the Motoyoshi District of Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of September 2015, it had an estimated population of 13,544 and a population density of 82.9 persons per km². The total area was 163.40 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi). It is a resort town on a coastline of wooded islands and mountainous inlets; large sections of which suffered from damage due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Minamisanriku is in the far northeastern corner of Miyagi Prefecture. Its coastline is part of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, which stretches north all the way to Aomori Prefecture. The town is bordered to the north, west, and south by the Kitakami Mountains. About 70% of the area of the town is forested.
The area of present-day Minamisanriku was part of ancient Mutsu Province and came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate. The area has suffered from the effects of tsunami since ancient times, including the 869 Sanriku earthquake, and more recently during the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and the 1933 Sanriku earthquake.
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