Karakuwa
唐桑町 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Northern Karakuwa coastline, with Iwate prefecture in the background, taken from the top of Isaribi Park | |
  Karakuwa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′N 141°39′E / 38.917°N 141.650°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Merged | March 31, 2006 (now part of Kesennuma) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.29 km2 (16.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,463 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | city.kesennuma.lg.jp |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Camellia |
| Tree | Pine |
Karakuwa (唐桑町, Karakuwa-chō) was a town located in Motoyoshi District, in the extreme northeast of Miyagi Prefecture, bordering Kesennuma to the north-west and Rikuzentakata, part of Iwate Prefecture, to the north, and with Kesennuma Bay including Oshima island to the west, Hirota Bay to the north-east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and east.
On March 31, 2006, Karakuwa was merged into the expanded city of Kesennuma and is no longer an independent municipality.
The highest point in former Karakuwa is Sasanagane-yama (笹長根山 meaning 'bamboo grass with long roots mountain') (520 m), near the border with Rikuzentakata, and the lowest point is sea level.