Murata
村田町 | |
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 Murata Town Office | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Murata in Miyagi Prefecture | |
  Murata | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′6.7″N 140°43′20.7″E / 38.118528°N 140.722417°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| District | Shibata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.38 km2 (30.26 sq mi) |
| Population (May 31, 2020) | |
| • Total | 10,675 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| • Tree | Pine |
| • Flower | Osmanthus fragrans |
| • Bird | Green pheasant |
| Phone number | 0224-83-2111 |
| Address | Murata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1392 |
| Website | Official website |
Murata (村田町, Murata-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020[update], the town had an estimated population of 10,675, and a population density of 140 persons per km2 in 4026 households.[1] The total area of the town is 78.38 square kilometres (30.26 sq mi). In September 2014, the 7.4 hectare old centre of town was protected as an Important Preservation District by the national government for its traditional merchant quarter architecture.[2]
- ^ Murata official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ 村田町村田伝統的建造物群保存地区 [Murata Groups of Traditional Buildings] (in Japanese). Murata town. Retrieved 2015-09-22.