Higashimatsushima (東松島市; -shi) (lit. East Matsushima) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県; Miyagi-ken) is located in Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
It was created on April 1, 2005, when Naruse and Yamoto towns, both formally of Monou County, merged. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
As of 2003, the area that is now Higashimatsushima had an estimated population of 43,154 and a density of 426.66 persons per km². The total area is 101.86 km². 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu.
Miyagi Prefecture is located in the central part of TÅhoku, facing the Pacific Ocean, and contains Tohoku's largest city, Sendai.
Although Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing a great deal of rice and livestock, it is dominated by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, particularly electronics, appliances, and food processing.