Kanegasaki, Iwate

Kanegasaki
金ケ崎町
Town
Kanegasaki Town Hall
Kanegasaki Town Hall
Flag of Kanegasaki
Official seal of Kanegasaki
Location of Kanegasaki in Iwate Prefecture
Location of Kanegasaki in Iwate Prefecture
Kanegasaki is located in Japan
Kanegasaki
Kanegasaki
 
Coordinates: 39°11′44.6″N 141°06′58.80″E / 39.195722°N 141.1163333°E / 39.195722; 141.1163333
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureIwate
DistrictIsawa
Area
 • Total179.76 km2 (69.41 sq mi)
Population
 (April 30, 2020)
 • Total15,580
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• TreeCryptomeria
• FlowerSatsuki azalea
• BirdCopper pheasant
Phone number0197-42-2111
Address22-1 Nishine-Minami-chō, Kanegasaki-chō, Isawa-gun, Iwate-ken 029-4592
WebsiteOfficial website
Dairy farm in western part of Kanegasaki

Kanegasaki (金ケ崎町, Kanegasaki-chō) is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,580, and a population density of 87 persons per km² in 6,155 households.[1] The total area of the town is 179.76 square kilometres (69.41 sq mi).[2] In June 2001, the 34.8 hectare old centre of town was protected as an Important Preservation District by the national government for its traditional samurai residences.[3]

  1. ^ Kanegasaki Town official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ 詳細データ 岩手県金ケ崎町. 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.
  3. ^ 城内諏訪小路 [Jōnai Suwa-kōji] (in Japanese). Kanegasaki town. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-01-08.