Hachinohe

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Hachinohe-shi
八 戸 市
Hachinohe
Geographical location in Japan
Hachinohe (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Tōhoku
Prefecture : Aomori
Coordinates : 40 ° 31 '  N , 141 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 30 '44 "  N , 141 ° 29' 18"  E
Basic data
Surface: 305.19 km²
Residents : 223,666
(June 1, 2019)
Population density : 733 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 02203-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Hachinohe
Tree : Japanese yew
Flower : Garden chrysanthemum
Bird : Japanese gull
town hall
Address : Hachinohe City Hall
1 - 1 - 1 , Uchimaru
Hachinohe -shi
Aomori  031-8686
Website URL: http://www.city.hachinohe.aomori.jp
Location of Hachinohes in Aomori Prefecture
Location of Hachinohes in the prefecture

Hachinohe ( Japanese 八 戸 市 , - shi ) is a port city in Aomori Prefecture in the northeast of Honshū , the main island of Japan . The city has 223,666 inhabitants. In addition to fishing , the textile industry and wood processing play an economic role.

geography

Hachinohe is located southeast of Aomori and north of Morioka on the Pacific Ocean .

history

The city has existed since May 1, 1929.

The fishing vessel Kiku Maru No. 38 in Hachinohe (Photo: April 11, 2011)

On March 11, 2011, Hachinohe was affected by the largest earthquake recorded in Japan so far, the Tōhoku earthquake and the subsequent tsunami . In Port Hachinohe considerable damage was done, large and small fishing boats were overturned and swept away, the streets in the harbor area were flooded. The port was colored black by the spilled oil, the cityscape changed. The evacuation lasted until the next day. 254 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 624 others were partially destroyed. 100 cars washed away. One fatality was reported and another person was missing.

traffic

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 大 津 波 で ３ 人 死亡  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Three dead in Aomori , Yomiuri Shimbun ( Japanese )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.yomiuri.co.jp  
  2. ↑ a b 平 成 23 年 （2011 年） 東北 地方 太平洋 沖 地震 （東 日本 大 震災） に つ い て （第 157 報） ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite ) ( PDF ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite )), 総 務省 消防 庁 (Fire and Disaster Management Agency), March 7, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Hachinohe  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • 10 万分 1 浸水 範 囲 概況 図 , 国土 地理 院 ( Kokudo Chiriin , Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, formerly: Geographical Survey Institute = GSI), www.gsi.go.jp: 地理 院 ホ ー ム> 防災 関 連> 平 成 23 年 （2011年） 東北 地方 太平洋 沖 地震 に 関 す る 情報 提供> 10 万分 1 浸水 範 囲 概況 図:
The GSI published here two maps with Hachinohe ( 2 , 浸水範囲概況図3 ), on which the 2011 flooded the Tōhoku tsunami areas are drawn on the basis of reports of aerial photographs and satellite imagery, as far as was possible.