Tagajo, Miyagi
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Miyagi Prefecture
, Japan.
The city was named after Taga Castle
, the capital of Mutsu Province
.
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 63,256 and the population density
of 3,220 persons per km². The total area is 19.64 km².
The present day city was founded on November 1, 1971. The tsunami in 869
caused extensive flooding of the Sendai plain, destroying the town of Tagajō. Archaeological investigations have identified the remains of 8th and 9th century buildings beneath the present town, covered by sediments dated to the middle of the 10th century.
The town was again seriously affected by the tsunami
caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. As of 7 April 2011, 177 people were known dead, with 15 missing. 1,811 people were living in shelters.
Cities of Japan
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located in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, Japan.
The city was named after Taga Castle
Site of Tagajō
was a fort in Tōhoku established during the campaigns against the Emishi in the eighth century. It served as the administrative centre of Mutsu Province. Bashō tells of his visit to the site in Oku no Hosomichi...
, the capital of Mutsu Province
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
.
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 63,256 and the population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 3,220 persons per km². The total area is 19.64 km².
The present day city was founded on November 1, 1971. The tsunami in 869
869 Sanriku earthquake and tsunami
The struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu on 9 July 869 . The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 8.6 on the surface wave magnitude scale...
caused extensive flooding of the Sendai plain, destroying the town of Tagajō. Archaeological investigations have identified the remains of 8th and 9th century buildings beneath the present town, covered by sediments dated to the middle of the 10th century.
The town was again seriously affected by the tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. As of 7 April 2011, 177 people were known dead, with 15 missing. 1,811 people were living in shelters.
Train stations
- Senseki LineSenseki LineThe is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area...
: TagajōTagajo Stationis an East Japan Railway Company railway station located in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- GebaGeba Stationis a JR East railway station located in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:... - Tōhoku Main Line: Rikuzen-SannōRikuzen-Sanno StationRikuzen-Sannō Station is a East Japan Railway Company railway station located in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Also it is the terminal station connecting to Sendai Rinkai Railway for freight only...
- Kokufu-TagajōKokufu-Tagajo StationKokufu-Tagajō Station is a JR East railway station located in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...