- Population
- 43,788
- 43.8K
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Iwanuma-shi
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport4 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport56 km
About Iwanuma-shi
Iwanuma-shi is a district. Location: Miyagi, Japan. Population: 43,788.
Iwanuma (岩沼市, Iwanuma-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ì.β̞ä́.nɨ́.mä́(.ɕì)]) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 43,946 in 18,062 households, and a population density of 730 persons per km². The total area of the city is 60.45 square kilometres (23.34 sq mi). Iwanuma is at the convergence of two ancient roads, the Tōkaidō and the Rikuzen-Hama Kaidō.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Iwanuma-shi
- Natori-shi
- Shibata Machi
- Murata Machi
- Watari Chō
Twin towns and sister cities of Iwanuma-shi
- Napa· United States
- Nankoku Shi· Japan
- Obanazawa· Japan
- Fukuroi· Japan
- Dover· United States
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Iwanuma-shi over time
| 2010 | 44,187 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44,678 | |
| 2021 | 44,340 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Iwanuma-shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 333 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 342 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 353 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (187 mm)
- Driest month
- January (37 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 49 | 69 | 93 | 99 | 134 | 150 | 157 | 187 | 119 | 68 | 39 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Iwanuma-shi
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sendai, 17 km to the north.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 4 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 56 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 106 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 17 kmnorth
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 47 kmwest
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 49 kmnortheast
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 53 kmnorth
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 55 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Iwanuma-shi
1 place
Iwanuma
Population: 44.1K
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Natori Gawa River, Miyagi9.4 km NE
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Abukuma River River, Japan8.3 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources