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Sendai

Eastern Asia

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in Japan's Tohoku region, with a population of about 1.1 million as of 2023. Known as the City of Trees for its many zelkova-lined boulevards, Sendai was founded around the castle of the feudal lord Date Masamune in the early seventeenth century and serves today as the political, economic and cultural center of northeastern Japan, having also played a major role in the region's recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Facts
Population
1,098,335 1
Area (sq km)
786.3 1
Founding Year
1600 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
57 2
Latitude
38.268222 degrees north 1
Longitude
140.869417 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 3
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Capital Of

Miyagi Prefecture, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Sendai - GeoNames
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Site Of

Tohoku University

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Source Tohoku University (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Sources
1. Sendai (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
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Sendai (仙台市, Sendai-shi; [seꜜn.dai, sen.daꜜi.ɕi] ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. As of 1 August 2023, the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the twelfth most populated city in Japan.
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2. Sendai (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 57 m
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Sendai - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2111149
    38.26667 140.86667 P PPLA JP 24 2111147 1096704 53 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 53 m
  • Capital Of: Miyagi Prefecture, cities500 record 2111149, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 24)
    38.26667 140.86667 P PPLA JP 24 2111147 1096704 53 Asia/Tokyo
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 140.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 140.75
38.25 140.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: Sendai
Wikidata Q46747, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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