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Iwate

Nishiiwai district

Nishiiwai is a district located in , Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 7,440 with a density of 117 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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  • Type: County
  • Description: district in Iwate prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nishiiwai County” and “Nishiiwai District, Iwate”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chūson-ji and Kanjizaiō-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a in the town of Hiraizumi in southern , . It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in of northern .

Park
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was a located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern in the of Japan. The temple fell into ruins during the Kamakura period; however, the pond from its gardens has been restored to its original dimensions, and has been designated a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in 2005.

Buddhist temple
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Mōtsū-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern , , and also refers to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, Enryū-ji and Kashō-ji in a Jōdo garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki.

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is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,408 and a population density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre in 2,616 households.

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is a city located in , in the of northern . As of 1 May 2020, the city had a population of 114,476 and a population density of 91 persons per km2 in 46,375 households.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Nishiiwai district

Latitude
38.9908° or 38° 59′ 27″ north
Longitude
141.1038° or 141° 6′ 14″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8RC3X4R3+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 691229923
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7441805
Wiki­data ID
Q1131927
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nishiiwai district” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة نيشيواي”
  • Cebuano: “Nishiiwai Gun”
  • Chinese: “西磐井郡”
  • Dutch: “Nishiiwai District”
  • French: “district de Nishiiwai”
  • French: “District de Nishiiwai”
  • German: “Nishiiwai-gun”
  • German: “Nishiiwai”
  • Hungarian: “Nisiivai körzet”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Nishiiwai, Iwate”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Nishiiwai”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Nishiiwai”
  • Japanese: “Nishiiwai-gun”
  • Japanese: “にしいわいぐん”
  • Japanese: “西磐井郡”
  • Korean: “니시이와이군”
  • Polish: “Nishiiwai”
  • Polish: “Powiat Nishiiwai”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Nishiiwai”
  • Russian: “Округ Нишиивай”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Nishiiwai”
  • Thai: “อำเภอนิชิอิวาอิ”
  • Ukrainian: “Повіт Нісі-Івай”
  • Ukrainian: “Повіт Ніші-Івай”
  • Yue Chinese: “西磐井郡”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kashō Temple Ruins and Lecture Hall Ruins.

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