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Higashimatsushima 東松島市 |
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Higashi-Matsushima City Hall
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 Location of Higashi-Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 38°25′N 141°12′E / 38.417°N 141.200°ECoordinates: 38°25′N 141°12′E / 38.417°N 141.200°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Miyagi | ||
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| • -Mayor | Hideo Abe | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 101.86 km2 (39.33 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2014) | |||
| • Total | 39,689 | ||
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pine | ||
| - Flower | Sakura | ||
| Phone number | 0225-82-1111 | ||
| Address | 36-1 Kamikawado, Yamoto, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0503 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Higashi-Matsushima City (東松島市 Higashimatsushima-shi?) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2014, the city had an estimated population of 39,689 and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area was 101.86 km².
Higashi-Matsushima (lit. “East Matsushima”) is in eastern Miyagi Prefecture. The city borders on Matsushima Bay to the west and the Pacific Ocean (Ishinomaki Bay) to the south. Its coastline forms part of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, which stretches north to Aomori Prefecture.
The area of present-day Higashi-Matsushima was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate. The modern city of Higashi-Matsushima was created on April 1, 2005, when the towns of Naruse and Yamoto (both formally from Monou District) were merged to create the new city.
On March 11, 2011, Higashi-Matsushima was severely hit by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami resulting in at least 1,039 deaths, and the destruction of over 11,000 structures, or approximately two-thirds of the buildings in the city limits. During the tsunami, a 45-metre ship, the Chōkai Maru, was hurled over a pier and left aground in the city. At the time of the disaster, Higashi-Matsushima had still not fully recovered from a previous major earthquake in 2003. About 63% of the town was inundated by the tsunami.
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