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Motoyoshi District, Miyagi

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Motoyoshi (本吉郡, Motoyoshi-gun) is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Motoyoshi District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2010 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 17,296 and a population density of 106 persons per km². The total area is 163.74 km².

Motoyoshi District was devastated by the magnitude 9.0 March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami which occurred off the coast of Japan; an estimated 9,500 people are reported missing from the town of Minamisanriku alone. Early estimates indicate that this could represent as much as 90% of the total casualties in Japan.

Towns and villages

  • Minamisanriku

    • Mergers

  • On April 1, 2005, the town of Tsuyama merged with the eight other towns of the former Tome District to form the city of Tome.
  • On October 1, 2005, the town of Shizugawa and the town of Utatsu merged to form the new town of Minamisanriku.
  • On March 31, 2006, the town of Karakuwa merged into the city of Kesennuma.
  • On September 1, 2009, the town of Motoyoshi merged into the city of Kesennuma.

    • References

    Motoyoshi District, Miyagi Wikipedia
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