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Nishiwaga
Iwatetown
Total population
5,880
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Nishiwaga sits in Iwate, Japan and is identified as a small town. The population stands at approximately 5,880. Nishiwaga maps to 39.318°, 140.779° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,201 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves11
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves10
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves10
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10
- Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides J.F.Brandt, 1843 · Aves9
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves9
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves9
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Iwate
- Kitakami18 mi away · pop. 93,045
- Hanamaki18.7 mi away · pop. 93,193
- Kanegasaki19.9 mi away · pop. 15,895
- Ōshū22.7 mi away · pop. 112,937
- Ishidoriya23.2 mi away
- Shiwa25.9 mi away · pop. 32,614
- Yahaba27.8 mi away · pop. 27,678
- Shizukuishi28.2 mi away · pop. 16,981
- Hiraizumi29.1 mi away · pop. 7,868
- 前潟32.2 mi away
- Ichinoseki32.4 mi away · pop. 111,932
- Takizawa32.9 mi away · pop. 55,579
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Nishiwaga
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nishiwaga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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5.8 miPhotos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 033669
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,059
- Wikidata
- Q1205938
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • 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