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Shiogama

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Shiogama (塩竈市, Shiogama-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 52,662, as of 1 June 2019. The municipality covers a total area of 17.37 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Miyagi Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
52,203 1
Area (sq km)
17.37 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deMiyagi Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Miyagi Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Shiogama City (-shi) 塩竈市 63,566 61,547 59,357 56,490 54,187 52,203 49,765
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2. Shiogama (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 17.37 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.3144,141.022
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 5.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 141.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 141.25
38.25 141.25 Cfa
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