Hanamaki
花巻市 | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Hanamaki City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Iwate Prefecture with Hanamaki highlighted in pink | |
  Hanamaki | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′19″N 141°7′0.9″E / 39.38861°N 141.116917°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 908.39 km2 (350.73 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2019) | |
| • Total | 94,691 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0198-24-2111 |
| Address | 9-30 Kajo-cho, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-8601 |
| Climate | Dfa/Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Ural owl |
| Flower | Hayachina Usukikyo |
| Tree | Kobushi |
Hanamaki (花巻市, Hanamaki-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 94,691, and a population density of 100 persons per km2, in 37,773 households.[1] The total area of the city is 908.39 square kilometres (350.73 sq mi).[2] Hanamaki is famous as the birthplace of the novelist and poet Kenji Miyazawa and Iwate Prefecture's local specialty, Wanko soba, as well as its hot spring resorts.
- ^ Hanamaki City official statistics
- ^ 詳細データ 岩手県花巻市. 市町村の姿 グラフと統計でみる農林水産業 (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.