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Table 8.
Communities Visited by Survey Team (Sources: IOC/UNESCO Bulletin #18,
as of April 11, 2011; IOC/UNESCO Bulletin #24, as of May 18, 2011; IOC/UNESCO
Bulletin #25, as of May 30, 2011 Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communication; Encyclopedia Britannica; Wikipedia)
PREFECTURE
City, Town,
Village
Total
Population
Inundation
Area (km
2
)
Population
within
Inundation
Zone
(% total
population)
Main Local
Industries
AOMORI
Hachinohe
237,473
2
5,229 (2%)
Commercial
fishing, chemical,
steel, cement
IWATE
Noda
4,639
2
3,177 (68%)
Fishing, mining
Kuji
36,651
4
7,171 (20%)
Shellfish,
seaweed, pearls
Fudai
3,094
0.5
1,115 (36%)
Fishing, seaweed
harvesting,
tourism
Miyako
59,118
9
18,378 (31%)
Fishing port,
manufacturing
PREFECTURE
City, Town,
Village
Total
Population
Inundation
Area (km
2
)
Population
within
Inundation Zone
(% total
population)
Main Local
Industries
Otsuchi
15,293
4
11,915 (86%)
Fishing
Kamaishi
39,294
7
13,164 (34%)
Fishing, eco-
tourism, steel
production
Rikuzen-takada
23,243
9
16,640 (72%)
Aquaculture
MIYAGI
Kesennuma
73,239
15
40,331 (55%)
Tourism,
commercial
fishing
Minami Sanriku
17,382
7
14,389 (83%)
Tourist resort
Onagawa
9,965
8,048 (81%)
Commercial
fishing, canneries
Ishinomaki
160,336
40
112,276 (70%)
Shipping port
Sendai
1,046,902
52
29,962 (3%)
Transportation
hub, education,
business center
Natori
73,576
27
12,155 (17%)
Agriculture,
factories
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