Kesen district
Kesen is a rural district in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Formerly, the area of the cities of Rikusentakata and Ōfunato were within the borders of the district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Japan
- Description: district in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kesen District, Iwate”
- Neighbors: Ichinoseki and Kamaishi
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sumita Town Folk Museum and 岩手県立住田高等学校.
Sumita Town Folk Museum
Museum
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Sumita Town Folk Museum is situated 4 km northeast of Kesen district.
岩手県立住田高等学校
School
Photo: Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
岩手県立住田高等学校 is a school, which is situated 3½ km south of Kesen district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumita.
Sumita
Town
Photo: Markmark28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sumita is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2023, the town had a population of 4,977, and a population density of 15 persons per km2 in 2142 households. The total area of the town is 334.84 square kilometres. Sumita is situated 4½ km southeast of Kesen district.
Kesen district
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kesen district” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة كيسن”
- Catalan: “Kesen”
- Cebuano: “Kesen-gun”
- Chinese: “气仙郡”
- Chinese: “氣仙郡”
- Dutch: “Kesen District”
- French: “district de Kesen”
- French: “District de Kesen”
- German: “Kesen”
- Hungarian: “Keszen körzet”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Kesen, Iwate”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Kesen”
- Italian: “Distretto di Kesen”
- Japanese: “けせんぐん”
- Japanese: “気仙郡”
- Korean: “게센군”
- Polish: “Kesen-gun”
- Polish: “Kesen”
- Polish: “Powiat Kesen”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Kesen”
- Russian: “Округ Кесен”
- Slovenian: “Kesen”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Kesen”
- Thai: “อำเภอเคเซ็ง”
- Ukrainian: “Повіт Кесен”
- Yue Chinese: “氣仙郡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kawaguchi and Kamiarisu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Membi-yama and Ombi-yama.
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