Shiwa
Shiwa is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 32,147 across 11,368 households, and a population density of 134 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 238.98 square kilometres.- Town with about 32,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (360 feet)
- Description: town in Shiwa district, Iwate prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Shiwa Chō”“Shiwa-machi”“Shiwa-mura”“Shiwa, Iwate”
- Historically known as“Fudō-mura”“Furudate-mura”“Hikobe-mura”“Hizume-machi”“Mizuwake-mura”“Nagaoka-mura”“Sahinai-mura”
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Notable Railway Stations
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Hizume Station
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Shiwa-Chūō Station
Shiwa-Chūō Station is a railway station in the town…
Furudate Station
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yahaba.
Yahaba
Yahaba is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
6 km north of Shiwa
Shiwa
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Latitude
39.5545° or 39° 33′ 16″ north
Longitude
141.1556° or 141° 9′ 20″ east
Open location code
8RF3H534+Q6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Shiwa” goes by many names.
شيواArabic
ShiwaAsturian
ရှိဝမြို့၊ အိဝတဲBurmese
Shiwa-chōCebuano
紫波町Chinese
ŠiwaCzech
ShiwaDanish
ShiwaDutch
شيواEgyptian Arabic
SivaHungarian
ShiwaIndonesian
Shiwa, IwateIndonesian
ShiwaIrish
ShiwaItalian
Shiwa-chōJapanese
しわちょうJapanese
シワチョウJapanese
紫波町Japanese
시와정Korean
시와초Korean
ShiwaMalay
Shiwa, IwateMalay
शिवाMarathi
शिवा, इवातेMarathi
شیواPersian
شیوا، ایواتهPersian
ShiwaPolish
СиваRussian
ShiwaSwedish
ShiwaTagalog
Shiwa, IwateTagalog
ชิวะThai
ShiwaTurkish
СіваUkrainian
ШіваUkrainian
شیوا، ایواتےUrdu
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