Iwate Prefecture

Iwate prefecture (岩手県; Iwate-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Morioka.

Iwate prefecture (岩手県)

Iwate prefectural symbol
Capital	Morioka
Region:	Tohoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 2nd 15,278.40 km² 0.1%
Population  - Total (????)  - Density	Ranked 30th 1,416,180 93/km²
Districts:	12
Municipalities:	59
ISO 3166-2:	JP-03
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Paulownia tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
Pref. Tree:	Nanbu red pine tree (Pinus densiflora)
Pref. Bird:	Green pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

History

Geography

Cities

• Esashi
• Hanamaki
• Ichinoseki
• Kamaishi
• Kitakami
• Kuji
• Miyako
• Mizusawa
• Morioka (capital)
• Ninohe
• Ofunato
• Rikuzentakata
• Tono

Districts

• Shimohei
  • Shimoheigun
  • Taro
  • Yamada
  • Iwaizumi
  • Tanohata
  • Fudai
  • Niisato
  • Kawai
• Kunohe
  • Kunohegun
  • Karumai
  • Taneichi
  • Noda
  • Yamagata
  • Ono
  • Kunohe
• Isawa
  • Isawagun
  • Kanegasaki
  • Maesawa
  • Isawa
  • Koromogawa
• Kesen
  • Kesengun
  • Sumita
• Kamihei
  • Kamiheigun
  • Otsuchi
  • Miyamori
• Iwate
  • Shizukuishi
  • Kuzumaki
  • Iwate
  • Nishine
  • Takizawa
  • Matsuo
  • Tamayama
  • Ashiro
• Ninohe
  • Ninohegun
  • Joboji
  • Ichinohe
• Higashiiwai
  • Higashiiwaigun
  • Daito
  • Fujisawa
  • Senmaya
  • Higashiyama
  • Murone
  • Kawasaki
• Nishiiwai
  • Nishiiwaigun
  • Hanaizumi
  • Hiraizumi
• Waga
  • Wagagun
  • Towa
  • Yuda
  • Sawauchi
• Shiwa
  • Shiwagun
  • Shiwa
  • Yahaba
• Hienuki
  • Hienukigun
  • Ohasama
  • Ishidoriya

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Iwate prefecture homepage

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