Kamaishi, Iwate

Kamaishi
釜石市
Kamaishi City Hall, May 2013
Kamaishi City Hall, May 2013
Flag of Kamaishi
Official seal of Kamaishi
Location of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture
Location of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture
Kamaishi is located in Japan
Kamaishi
Kamaishi
 
Coordinates: 39°16′32.9″N 141°53′8.5″E / 39.275806°N 141.885694°E / 39.275806; 141.885694
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureIwate Prefecture
Government
 • MayorTakenori Noda
Area
 • Total
440.34 km2 (170.02 sq mi)
Population
 (October 10, 2020)
 • Total
32,078
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0193-22-2111
Address3-9-13, Tadakoechō, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate-ken
026-8686
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdStreaked shearwater
FlowerSukashiyuri (Lilium pseudolirion)
TreeTabunoki (Machilus thunbergii)

Kamaishi (釜石市, Kamaishi-shi) is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households.[1] The total area of the city is 441.43 square kilometres (170.44 sq mi)[2]

  1. ^ 釜石市. "釜石市の人口・世帯(令和2年3月末現在". www.city.kamaishi.iwate.jp. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ 詳細データ 岩手県釜石市. 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. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.