Sōma, Fukushima
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Geography
Sōma is located in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Abukuma Plateau to the west. Sōma is closer to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture than it is to the prefectural capital of Fukushima.
- Mountains
- Mount Ryōzen (825m)
- Rivers
- Uda River
- Coastal features
Neighboring municipalities
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
Climate
Sōma has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sōma is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1260 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.8 °C.[2] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Sōma has remained the same over the past 40 years. <templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
The area of present-day Sōma was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period. During the Edo period, the area developed as the castle town of Sōma Domain, home of the Sōma clan from the Kamakura period until the Boshin War. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwaki Province. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1896, the area was organized into a number of towns and villages within the districts of Namekata and Uda. In 1896, Namekata and Uda were merged to create Sōma District. The town of Nakamura was established on April 1, 1889. Nakamura was merged with seven neighbouring villages and raised to city status on March 31, 1954, becoming the city of Sōma.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2011 earthquake and tsunami
The eastern, coastal portion of Sōma was inundated by tsunami floodwaters following the magnitude 9.1 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami off its coastline on March 11, 2011.[4] The tsunami reached up to approximately 4 km inland in Sōma; flooded areas included Sōma Port and the Matsukawa-ura Bay area, up to the elevated Route 6 Sōma Bypass.[5] The tsunami was measured to have been 9.3 meters or higher in Sōma.[6]
Sōma is about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the nuclear accident that followed the tsunami, and was thus not subject to mandatory evacuation.[7]
Government
Sōma has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.[8] Sōma, together with the town of Shinchi contributes one member to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Fukushima 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Sōma has a mixed economy, based on agriculture, commercial fishing and light manufacturing. The area is noted for its strawberry cultivation. The Shinchi Thermal Power Station, a coal-fired thermal power station is located in Sōma.
Education
Sōma has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city and two public high schools operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.
Hospital
Soma General Hospital, a public hospital with 240 beds, is located in Sōma.
Transportation
Railway
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Highway
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Seaports
Local attractions
- Matsukawaura Prefectural Natural Park
- Mount Ryōzen, National Place of Scenic Beauty and a National Historic Site
- The Sōma horse-chasing Festival held on July 23 to 25 every year is a designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[9]
- Sōma Nakamura Castle ruins
- Sōma Nakamura Shrine
Noted people from Sōma
- Tikashi Fukushima, artist.
- Takahiro Suzuki, professional baseball player
- Tochiazuma Tomoyori, sumo wrestler
References
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- ↑ Sōma city official home pageTemplate:In lang
- ↑ Sōma climate data
- ↑ Sōma population statistics
- ↑ Kyodo News, "Survivors in trauma after life-changing nightmare day", The Japan Times, 13 March 2011, p. 2.
- ↑ NHK, TV News Broadcast, 13 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/observation_2_04_20110313180559.html JMA tsunami observation data.
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- ↑ Sōma City Council membership list Template:WebarchiveTemplate:In lang
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Further reading
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External links
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