Shibata, Miyagi

Shibata
柴田町
Town
Shibata Town Office

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Location of Shibata in Miyagi Prefecture
Shibata
 
Coordinates: 38°03′23.7″N 140°45′57.0″E / 38.056583°N 140.765833°E / 38.056583; 140.765833Coordinates: 38°03′23.7″N 140°45′57.0″E / 38.056583°N 140.765833°E / 38.056583; 140.765833
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Miyagi
District Shibata
Area
 • Total 54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi)
Population (August 2017)
 • Total 38,037
 • Density 704/km2 (1,820/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree Momi Fir
- Flower Sakura
- Bird Pheasant
Phone number 0224-55-2111
Address 2-3-45 Funaoka-chuo, Shibata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1692
Website http://www.town.shibata.miyagi.jp/
View of Funaoka

Shibata (柴田町, Shibata-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2017, the town had an estimated population of 38,037, and a population density of 704 persons per km² in 15,590 households. [1] The total area of the town is 54.03 square kilometres (20.86 sq mi).

Geography

Shibata is located in south-central Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Abukuma River runs through the town. Shibata has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shibata is 12.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.4 °C.[2]

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shibata has steadily increased over the past 40 years.

Census Year Population
1970 26,388
1980 32,106
1990 37,315
2000 39,485
2010 39,341

History

The area of present-day Shibata was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The villages of Funaoka and Tsukinoki were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. Tsukioki was promoted to town status on April 1, 1904 and Funaoki on November 3, 1941. The two towns merged to form Shibata on April 1, 1956.

Economy

The economy of Shibata is largely based on agriculture.

Education

  • Sendai University
  • Shibata has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

  • Site of Funaoka Castle

Sister city relations

References

  1. ↑ Shibata town official home page (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Shibata climate data
  3. ↑ Shibata population statistics
  4. 1 2 "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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