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| Sōma 相馬市 |
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 Sōma
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| Coordinates: 37°47′N 140°55′E / 37.783°N 140.917°ECoordinates: 37°47′N 140°55′E / 37.783°N 140.917°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Fukushima | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hidekiyo Tachiya | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 197.67 km2 (76.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 36,891 | ||
| • Density | 186.6/km2 (483.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Japanese Black Pine | ||
| - Flower | Spring: Sakura Summer: Rugosa Rose Autumn: Balloon flower Winter: Sazanka |
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| - Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler | ||
| Phone number | 0244-37-2117 | ||
| Address | 13 Nakamura aza Ōtesaki, Sōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 976-8601 |
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| Website | Sōma City | ||
Sōma (相馬市 Sōma-shi) is a coastal city located in Fukushima, Japan, approximately 30 kilometers South of Sendai. Japan National Route 6 runs through Sōma, since 2001 augmented by the Route 6 Sōma Bypass, which runs up to 2 km East of the original route, around the city center.
As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 36,891.[1] The total area is 197.67 km².
The city was founded on March 31, 1954.
Sōma Nomaoi Festival held in July 23 to 25, every year is a designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
[edit] 2011 tsunami
The Eastern, sea-side part of Sōma was inundated by devastating tsunami flood waters following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off its coastline on March 11, 2011.[2] The tsunami reached up to approximately 4 km inland in Sōma, flooded areas included Sōma Port and the Matsukawa-ura Bay area, up to the (elevated) Route 6 Sōma Bypass.[3] The tsunami was measured to have been 9.3 meters or higher in Sōma.[4]
Sōma is about 43 kilometres (27 miles) north of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the nuclear accident that followed the tsunami.
[edit] External links
Media related to Sōma, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Sōma official website (Japanese)
[edit] References
- ^ "Estimated population May 1, 2011". Official Fukushima Prefecture website. http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/toukei/html/01/m-jinko/22_23_3_4doutai.xls. Retrieved 29 July 2011.(Japanese)
- ^ Kyodo News, "Survivors in trauma after life-changing nightmare day", Japan Times, 13 March 2011, p. 2.
- ^ NHK, TV News Broadcast, 13 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/observation_2_04_20110313180559.html JMA tsunami observation data.
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