Misato, Miyagi

Misato
美里町
Town
Kogota Yamanokami Shrine

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Location of Misato in Miyagi Prefecture
Misato
 
Coordinates: 38°32′39.8″N 141°03′24.1″E / 38.544389°N 141.056694°E / 38.544389; 141.056694Coordinates: 38°32′39.8″N 141°03′24.1″E / 38.544389°N 141.056694°E / 38.544389; 141.056694
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Miyagi
District Tōda
Area
 • Total 74.95 km2 (28.94 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2017)
 • Total 24,810
 • Density 331/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree Flowering Dogwood
- Flower Rose
Phone number 0229-43-2111
Address 13-banchi Kitaura Komagome, Misato-chō, Tōda-gun, Miyagi-ken 987-0005
Website http://www.town.misato.miyagi.jp/
Misato town hall

Misato (美里町, Misato-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2017, the town had an estimated population of 29,810 in 9018 households,[1] and a population density of 331 persons per km². The total area of the town is 74.95 square kilometres (28.94 sq mi).

Geography

Misato is located in north-central Miyagi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Misato has remained relatively stable over the past 40 years.

Census Year Population
1970 26,722
1980 28,152
1990 28,164
2000 27,395
2010 25,190

Climate

Misato has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Misato is 11.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1210 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.1 °C.[3]

History

The area of present-day Misato was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the Kofun period, a settlement existed in what later became the village of Kogota. During later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before it came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The villages of Kogota and Nangō were established on June 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Kogota was raised to town status on April 1, 1907. It annexed the town of Fudodo and the villages of Kitaura and Nakazone on April 1, 1954 and the village of Shikitama on August 1, 1954. Nangō was raised to town status on July 1, 1954. Misato was formed on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Kogota and Nangō.

Economy

The economy of Misato is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice.

Education

Misato has six public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

International Relations

Noted people from Misato

References

  1. ↑ MIsato town official home page (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Misato population statistics
  3. ↑ Misato climate data
  4. ↑ City of Winona Sister-City Website
  5. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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