Mashiki

Mashiki-machi 益 城 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Kumamoto
Coordinates :	32 ° 47 '  N , 130 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 32 ° 47 '29 "  N , 130 ° 48' 59"  E
Basic data
Surface:	65.67 km²
Residents :	32,218 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	491 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	43443-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Large-leaved stone slice
Flower :	Ume
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address :	Mashiki Town Hall 702 Ōaza Miyazono Mashiki- machi , Kamimashiki-gun Kumamoto  861-2295
Website URL:	http://www.town.mashiki.lg.jp/
Location of Mashikis in Kumamoto Prefecture

Mashiki ( Japanese 益 城 町 , - machi ) is a city in Kamimashiki-gun in the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto .

history

Mashiki was at the Kumamoto earthquake on 14./16. April 2016 the most severely affected location with the highest intensity 7 on the JMA scale .

traffic

Through Mashiki, the Kyūshū highway leads to Kitakyūshū or Kagoshima , and the national road 443 to Ōkawa or Hikawa .

Kumamoto Airport is located in the municipality north of the city .

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kumamoto
• Mifune
• Kashima
• Kikuyō
• Ōto
• Nishihara

Personalities

• Shūhei Kamimura (born 1995), football player
• Kōki Kido (born 1995), football player
• Temma Matsuda (* 1995), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Mashiki  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 震 度 ​​デ ー タ ベ ー ス 検 索 . In: Kishō-chō (Japan Meteorological Agency). April 14, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016 (Japanese).