- Population
- 11,703
- 11.7K
- Elevation
- 88 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Murata Machi
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport16 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport45 km
About Murata Machi
Murata Machi is a municipality. Location: Shibata-gun, Miyagi. Population: 11,703. Elevation: 88 m.
Murata (村田町, Murata-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 10,675, and a population density of 140 persons per km2 in 4026 households. The total area of the town is 78.38 square kilometres (30.26 sq mi). In September 2014, the 7.4 hectare old centre of town was protected as an Important Preservation District by the national government for its traditional merchant quarter architecture.
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Places bordering Murata Machi
- Sendai
- Natori-shi
- Iwanuma
- Ōkawara
- Shibata Machi
- Kawasaki
Twin towns and sister cities of Murata Machi
- Taka-gun· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Murata Machi over time
| 2010 | 11,995 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,501 | |
| 2021 | 10,506 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Murata Machi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 329 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 334 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 349 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- September (181 mm)
- Driest month
- January (43 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) | 5° | 5° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 51 | 67 | 89 | 96 | 135 | 158 | 165 | 181 | 118 | 69 | 48 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Murata Machi
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sendai, 20 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 16 kmeast
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 45 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 103 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 20 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 34 kmwest
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 48 kmsouthwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 55 kmnorth
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 59 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Murata Machi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Abukuma River River, Japan19 km SE
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Natori Gawa River, Miyagi21 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources