Rikuzentakata陸前高田市

Rikuzentakata-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Rikuzentakata (陸前高田市, Rikuzentakata-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 18,262 (2020 census), area 231.94 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

陸前高田市

Reading

Rikuzentakata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

18,262 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 19,758

Area

231.94 km²

Density

79 people per km²

Households

7,142

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

40.4%

Foreign residents

175 (1.0%)

Code

03210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.rikuzentakata.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Rikuzentakata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ofunato City大船渡市
• Ichinoseki City一関市
• Sumita Town住田町
• Kesennuma City気仙沼市(Miyagi)

Questions about Rikuzentakata

Is Rikuzentakata a city or a prefecture?

Rikuzentakata (陸前高田市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Rikuzentakata?

Rikuzentakata is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Rikuzentakata?

18,262 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 19,758 in 2015. The area is 231.94 km², which is 79 people per km². 7,142 households. 40.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rikuzentakata?

Four: Ofunato City (大船渡市), Ichinoseki City (一関市), Sumita Town (住田町), and Kesennuma City (気仙沼市) in Miyagi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rikuzentakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rikuzentakata written in Japanese?

陸前高田市, read Rikuzentakata-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Rikuzentakata begin?

岩手県陸前高田市… (Iwate-ken, Rikuzentakata-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.