Semboku, Akita

Semboku 仙北市
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Location of Semboku in Akita
Semboku
Coordinates: 39°42′N 140°44′E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Akita
Government
• Mayor	Naotsugi Ishiguro
Area
• Total	1,093.64 km2 (422.3 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2011)
• Total	29,218
• Density	26.7/km2 (69.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0187-43-1111
Address	30 Tazawako Obonai aza Miyanoushiro, Semboku-shi, Akita-ken 014-1201
Website	City of Semboku

Semboku (仙北市, Senboku-shi) is a city located in Akita, Japan.

The city of Semboku

Semboku was created on September 20, 2005 from the merger of Kakunodate, Tazawako, and Nishiki, all from Senboku District. The total area is 1,093.64km², and as of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 29,218.

The former town of Semboku

The town of Semboku (仙北町, Senboku-machi) was a town located in Senboku District, Akita, Japan.

On March 22, 2005, the town was merged with the city of Ōmagari; the towns Kamioka, Nishisenboku, Nakasen, Kyōwa, Ōta; and the village of Nangai, all from Senboku District to form the new city of Daisen.

In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,803 and a density of 263.97 persons per km². The total area was 29.56 km².

Tamagawa Hot Springs

The Tamagawa Hot Spring in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan is the highest flow rate hot spring in Japan. Tamagawa Hot Spring has a flow rate of 150 liters/second. The Tamagawa Hot Spring feeds a 3 meter wide stream with a temperature of 98 degrees C. The water From Tamagawa Hot Spring is also very acidic, with a pH of about 1.1.

There is also radioactive radium gas and other radioactive materials dissolved in the water from Tamagawa Hot Spring.^{[citation needed]}

Famous Personages

• Norihisa Satake

External links

• (English) Senboku Sightseeing Info
• (Japanese) City of Semboku official website
• (Japanese) Old website of the town of Senboku