| Kagamiishi | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 37.2528°N 140.3434°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Iwase |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.30 |
| Population Total: | 12,272 |
| Population As Of: | March 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sakura |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Iris sibirica |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | - FIsh |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0248-62-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 345 Fujinuma, Kagamiishi-machi, Iwase-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0492 |
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 12,272 in 4434 households,[1] and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 31.3km2..
Kagamiishi is located on a plateau with an average elevation of 280 meters in south-central Fukushima prefecture, bordered by the Shakado River to the west and the Abukuma River to the east.
Kagamiishi has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kagamiishi is . The average annual rainfall is 1286mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kagamiishi has plateaued after a long period of growth.
The area of present-day Kagamiishi was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwase District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province. Kagamiishi Village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on August 1, 1962. During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, over 1000 structures were severely damaged or destroyed, corresponding to approximately 23 percent of the town,
The economy of Kagamiishi is primarily agricultural.
Kagamiishi has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.