Date, Fukushima

For the city in Hokkaido Prefecture, see Date, Hokkaidō.
Date
伊達市
City
Date City Hall
Date City Hall
Flag of Date
Flag
Official seal of Date
Seal
Location of Date in Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Date in Fukushima Prefecture
Date is located in Japan
Date
Date
 
Coordinates: 37°49′8.9″N 140°33′46.7″E / 37.819139°N 140.562972°E / 37.819139; 140.562972
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima Prefecture
Area
 • Total265.10 km2 (102.36 sq mi)
Population
 (1 October 2017[1])
 • Total60,916
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePinus densiflora
- FlowerPeach
- BirdWagtail
Phone number024-575-2570
Address180 Hobaramachi aza Funabashi, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0692
WebsiteOfficial HP

Date (伊達市, Date-shi) is a city in northern Fukushima, Japan.

There were nine towns in Date District, Fukushima. On January 1, 2006, five towns in Date District joined together and became the city of Date. These five towns were Hobara, Yanagawa, Date, Ryōzen, and Tsukidate. Hobara was in the center.

The Date family

The Date clan was a powerful group during the Edo period. They controlled Miyagi and southern Iwate. After the Edo period, in the Meiji period, many samurai lost their land during the Meiji Restoration. The Date clan also lost their land. Part of the family went to Hokkaidõ. They started another city, Date, Hokkaidõ. The family name of Date clan came from Fukushima.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Date is about 60 km north-west of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Date is outside the area people are not allowed to live. However, radiation in the city made people, especially schoolchildren, stay indoors more.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "福島県の推計人口". Fukushima Prefecture. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Takahiko Hyuga and Shigeru Sato (11 May 2011). "Fukushima Students Wear Masks as Radiation Looms". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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