Rikuzentakata
city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Rikuzentakata is a city of Japan[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iwate Prefecture[2]
- Country: Japan[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[4]
- Head of government: Futoshi Toba[5]
- Shares border with: Ōfunato[6], Ichinoseki[7], Sumita[8], Kesennuma[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Crescent City[10], Nagoya[11]
- Inception: 1955[12]
- Significant event: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[13]
- Official website: https://www.city.rikuzentakata.iwate.jp/[14]
- Population: 18,182[15], 19,758[16], 23,300[17]
- Replaces: Takata[18], Kesen[19], Hirota[20], Otomo[21], Takekoma[22], Yahagi[23], Yokota[24], Yonesaki[25]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[26]
- Native label: 陸前高田市[27]
- Name in kana: りくぜんたかたし[28]
- Area: 231.94 km²[29]
- Associated electoral district: Iwate 2nd district[30]
- Social media followers: 4943[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rikuzentakata include 22745 Rikuzentakata[32], an asteroid[33].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Rikuzentakata include 22745 Rikuzentakata[32], an asteroid[33].