Kakuda, Miyagi

Kakuda 角田市
City
Kakuda city hall
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Location of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture
Kakuda
Coordinates: 37°58′37.3″N 140°46′55.4″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Government
• Mayor	Yasushi Ito
Area
• Total	147.53 km2 (56.96 sq mi)
Population  (September 2017)
• Total	29,764
• Density	202/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Live Oak
- Flower	Japanese Gentian
Phone number	0224-63-2111
Address	Kakuda Azadaibō 41, Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1592
Website	http://www.city.kakuda.lg.jp/

Panorama of Kakuda City

Kakuda (角田市, Kakuda-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2017, the city had an estimated population of 29,764, and a population density of 202 persons per km² in 11,357 households. The total area of the city is 147.58 square kilometres (56.98 sq mi).

Geography

Kakuda is in southeastern Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Abukuma River flows through the city.

Neighboring municipalities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Shiroishi
  • Watari
  • Yamamoto
  • Wakuya
  • Shibata
  • Ōgawara
  • Marumori

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kakuda has remained constant over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	31,170
1980	33,731
1990	35,431
2000	33,199
2010	31,336

Climate

Kakuda has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kakuda is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1259 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 1.6 °C.

History

The area of present-day Kakuda was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was the location of Kakuda Castle during the Sengoku period. It was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Kakuda was established with the creation of the post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It annexed the neighboring villages of Kitago, Sakura, Nishine, Higashine, Fujio, and Edano on October 1, 1954. Kakuda was raised to city status on October 1, 1958.

Government

Kakuda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members..

Economy

Kakuda has a mixed economy based on light manufacturing of automotive parts and electrics, and on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of soybeans and plums. The area was traditionally noted for its sericulture.

Education

Kakuda has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

• AbukumaExpress – Abukuma Express Line
  • Minami-Kakuda - Kakuda - Yokokura - Oka

Highway

• National Route 113
• National Route 349

Sister city relations

• USA - Greenfield, Indiana, United States from September 12, 1990
• - Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan, since April 16, 1979
• - Kuriyama, Hokkaido, Japan, since August 26, 1978

Local attractions

• Kōzō-ji – Buddhist temple
• JAXA Kakuda Space Center
• Site of Kakuda Castle

Noted people from Kakuda

• Shinichi Ito – motorcycle racer

External links

• Official Website Template:Ja icon
• Media related to Kakuda, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons