was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Motoyoshi District,
Miyagi Prefecture,
Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 13,688 and a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
of 110.16 persons per km². The total area was 124.25 km². Shizugawa has both a junior high school and a high school.
On October 1, 2005, Shizugawa, merged with the town of
Utatsu (also from
Motoyoshi District) to create the town of
Minamisanriku, and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
Shizugawa was severely affected by the
2011 Tōhoku tsunami, with great destruction and large loss of life. The tsunami topped the seawall, and buildings as tall as four stories were then totally immersed.
External links
Official website of Minamisanriku
Dissolved municipalities of Miyagi Prefecture
Minamisanriku, Miyagi
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