List of cities in Miyagi Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Miyagi with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 29 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List
Sendai

The following table lists the 29 cities, villages and towns in Miyagi with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2015)		 Name Status 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
1 Sendai City 971,297 1,008,130 1,025,126 1,045,986 1,082,159
2 Ishinomaki City 178,923 174,778 167,324 160,826 147,214
3 Ōsaki City 138,068 139,313 138,491 135,147 133,391
4 Tome City 96,832 93,769 89,316 83,969 81,959
5 Natori City 61,993 67,216 68,662 73,134 76,668
6 Kurihara City 88,552 84,947 80,248 74,932 69,906
7 Kesennuma City 84,848 82,394 78,011 73,489 64,988
8 Tagajō City 60,625 61,457 62,717 63,060 62,096
9 Shiogama City 63,566 61,547 59,357 56,490 54,187
10 Tomiya City 30,224 35,909 41,593 47,042 51,591
11 Iwanuma City 40,072 41,407 43,921 44,187 44,678
12 Shibata Town 38,749 39,485 39,809 39,341 39,525
13 Higashimatsushima City 42,778 43,180 43,235 42,903 39,503
14 Rifu Town 25,135 29,848 32,257 33,994 35,835
15 Shiroishi City 41,852 40,793 39,492 37,422 35,272
16 Watari Town 33,034 34,770 35,132 34,845 33,589
17 Kakuda City 35,316 34,354 33,199 31,336 30,180
18 Taiwa Town 22,856 24,410 24,509 24,894 28,244
19 Misato Town 27,980 27,395 26,329 25,190 24,852
20 Ōgawara Town 21,995 22,767 23,335 23,530 23,798
21 Kami Town 29,466 28,330 27,212 25,527 23,743
22 Shichigahama Town 20,668 21,131 21,068 20,416 18,652
23 Wakuya Town 20,170 19,313 18,410 17,494 16,701
24 Matsushima Town 17,344 17,059 16,193 15,085 14,421
25 Marumori Town 18,941 17,868 16,792 15,501 13,972
26 Minamisanriku Town 20,428 19,860 18,645 17,429 12,370
27 Zaō Town 13,915 13,545 13,318 12,882 12,316
28 Yamamoto Town 18,815 18,537 17,713 16,704 12,315
29 Murata Town 13,539 13,166 12,740 11,995 11,501

References
  1. "Miyagi (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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