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Kitakami
Iwatecity
Total population
93,045
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kitakami, a sizeable town in Iwate, Japan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Kitakami maps to 39.287°, 141.114° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Public datasets list a population of roughly 93,045. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,278 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves14
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves13
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves12
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves8
- Eastern BuzzardButeo japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 · Aves8
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-06-1141 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2026-06-0914 km NNE of Miyako, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-06-068 km SE of Miyako, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2026-05-2915 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-2627 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan
- M 6.7 — 2026-05-1541 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Tropical Storm HigosSevere Storms · 2026-06-27 · 222 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 032069
- Population (Wikidata)
- 92,348
- Wikidata
- Q695917
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429