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List of cities in Iwate Prefecture by population

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The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Iwate with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 30 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

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The following table lists the 30 cities, villages and towns in Iwate with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2020)
Name Status 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995
1 Morioka City 289,893 297,631 298,348 300,746 302,857 300,723
2 Ōshū City 113,027 119,422 124,746 130,171 133,056 133,228
3 Ichinoseki City 111,970 121,583 127,642 135,722 140,825 143,974
4 Hanamaki City 93,234 97,702 101,438 105,028 107,175 107,112
5 Kitakami City 93,089 93,511 93,138 94,321 91,501 87,969
6 Takizawa City 55,600 55,463 53,857 53,560 51,241 44,189
7 Miyako City 50,401 56,676 59,430 63,588 66,986 69,587
8 Ōfunato City 34,739 38,058 40,737 43,331 45,160 46,277
9 Kuji City 33,063 35,642 36,872 39,141 40,178 41,225
10 Shiwa Town 32,166 32,614 33,288 33,692 33,038 31,311
11 Kamaishi City 32,096 36,802 39,574 42,987 46,521 49,447
12 Yahaba Town 28,076 27,678 27,205 27,085 25,268 21,919
13 Ninohe City 25,528 27,611 29,702 31,477 33,102 33,755
14 Tōno City 25,381 28,062 29,331 31,402 33,108 33,898
15 Hachimantai City 24,042 26,355 28,680 31,079 32,485 32,751
16 Rikuzentakata City 18,271 19,758 23,300 24,709 25,676 26,129
17 Shizukuishi Town 15,742 16,981 18,033 19,055 19,750 19,373
18 Kanegasaki Town 15,545 15,895 16,325 16,396 16,383 15,923
19 Hirono Town 15,098 16,693 17,913 19,524 20,465 21,322
20 Yamada Town 14,332 15,826 18,617 20,142 21,214 22,019
21 Iwate Town 12,294 13,692 14,984 16,254 17,372 18,264
22 Ichinohe Town 11,506 12,919 14,187 15,549 16,933 17,906
23 Ōtsuchi Town 11,013 11,759 15,276 16,516 17,480 18,301
24 Iwaizumi Town 8,732 9,841 10,804 11,914 12,845 13,879
25 Karumai Town 8,423 9,333 10,209 10,997 11,863 12,290
26 Hiraizumi Town 7,258 7,868 8,345 8,819 9,054 9,288
27 Kuzumaki Town 5,638 6,344 7,304 8,021 8,725 9,536
28 Kunohe Village 5,376 5,865 6,507 6,974 7,324 7,727
29 Nishiwaga Town 5,137 5,880 6,602 7,375 7,983 8,594
30 Sumita Town 5,050 5,720 6,190 6,848 7,305 7,783

References

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  1. ^ "Iwate (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.