Shiwa

Shiwa is a town in , 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”
  • Neighbors

Notable Railway Stations

Discover Hizume Station and Shiwa-Chūō Station.
Railway station
is a railway station in the town…
Railway station
is a railway station in the town…
Railway station
is a railway station in the town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yahaba.
is a town in , Japan.
6 km north of 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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Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

Iwate: Highlights

Learn more about Morioka and Hanamaki.