Ōsaki (Miyagi)
Ōsaki-shi 大 崎 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Tōhoku | |
Prefecture : | Miyagi | |
Coordinates : | 38 ° 35 ' N , 140 ° 57' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 796.76 km² | |
Residents : | 128,972 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 162 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 04215-3 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
town hall | ||
Address : |
Ōsaki City Hall 1 - 1 , Nanoka-machi, Furukawa Ōsaki -shi Miyagi 989-6188 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.osaki.miyagi.jp | |
Location of Osaki in Miyagi Prefecture | ||
Ōsaki ( Japanese 大 崎 市 , -shi ) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .
geography
Ōsaki is south of Kurihara and north of Sendai .
history
The city was founded on 1. April 2005 after the merger of the city Furukawa ( 古川市 , -shi ), the municipalities Tajiri ( 田尻町 , -machi ) of the district Toda , Sanbongi ( 三本木町 , -machi ), Matsuyama ( 松山町 , -machi ), Kashimadai ( 鹿島 台 町 , -machi ) of Shida County , Iwadayama ( 岩 出山 町 , -machi ) and Naruko ( 鳴 子 町 , -machi ) of Tamatsukuri County. Shida and Tamatsukuri County was then dissolved.
traffic
- Street:
- Tōhoku Highway
- National road 4 , to Tokyo or Aomori
- National road 47,108,346,347,457
- Train:
- JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : Furukawa Station
- JR Tōhoku main line
sons and daughters of the town
- Yoshino Sakuzō (1878–1933), author and political thinker
Neighboring cities and communities
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Akita Prefecture
- Yamagata Prefecture
Web links
Commons : Ōsaki - collection of images, videos and audio files