Tome, Miyagi Explained

Tome

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Settlement Type:

City

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Japan

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Coordinates:

38.6918°N 141.1878°W

Subdivision Type:

Country

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Japan

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Established Title:

Town Settled

Established Date:

June 1, 1889

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City Settled

Established Date2:

April 1, 2005

Leader Title:

Mayor

Leader Name:

Morihiro Kumagai (from April 2017)

Area Total Km2:

536.12

Population Total:

77897

Population As Of:

30 April 2020

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Japan Standard Time

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Phone number

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0220-22-2111

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Address

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2-6-1 Nakae, Sanuma, Hasama-chō, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-0595

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is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 77,897 and a population density of 150 persons per km² in 27,298 households.^[1] The total area of the city is 536.12sqkm. The area is noted for its rice production.

Geography

Tome is in far northeastern Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by Iwate Prefecture to the north. The Kitakami River flows through the city. The city is approximately 70 kilometers north of the prefectural capital of Sendai.

Neighboring municipalities

Miyagi Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture

Ichinoseki

Climate

Tome has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tome is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Tome peaked in the 1950s and has declined steadily over the past 70 years.

History

The area of present-day Tome was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Tome was established on June 1, 1889 within Tome District, Miyagi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The city of Tome was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Toyoma, Towa, Toyosato, Tsuyama, and Yoneyama (all from Tome District), and the town of Tsuyama (from Motoyoshi District). Tome District was dissolved as a result of his merger.

2011 earthquake and tsunami

Tome was one of several cities severely affected by an earthquake and tsunami on Friday, 11 March 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless.^[3] On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand.^[4] Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.^[5]

Government

Tome has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 26 members.^[6] Tome contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Miyagi 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Tome is largely based on agriculture.

Education

Tome has 21 public elementary schools, one combined public elementary/middle school, nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.