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[[File:Funaoka view.jpg|thumb|right|270px|View of Funaoka]]

{{Nihongo|'''Shibata'''| sài điền đinh |Shibata-machi}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Miyagi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|03|31}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 37,617, and a [[population density]] of 700 persons per km<sup>2</sup> in 15,590 households.<ref>[http:// town.shibata.miyagi.jp Shibata town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|54.03|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Shibata is located in south-central Miyagi Prefecture in the [[Tōhoku region]] of northern Japan. The [[Abukuma River]] runs through the town.

===Neighboring municipalities===
Miyagi Prefecture
*[[Iwanuma, Miyagi|Iwanuma]]
*[[Kakuda, Miyagi|Kakuda]]
*[[Murata, Miyagi|Murata]]
*[[Natori, Miyagi|Natori]]
*[[Ōgawara, Miyagi|Ōgawara]]
*[[Watari, Miyagi|Watari]]

===Climate===
Shibata has a [[humid subtropical climate|humid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shibata is 12.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.4 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50907/ Shibata climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https:// citypopulation.de/php/japan-miyagi.php Shibata population statistics]</ref> the population of Shibata increased throughout the 20th century and has declined slightly in the 21st.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 11,096
| 1930 | 12,218
| 1940 | 14,386
| 1950 | 22,682
| 1960 | 23,515
| 1970 | 26,388
| 1980 | 32,106
| 1990 | 37,315
| 2000 | 39,485
| 2010 | 39,341
| 2020 | 38,270
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==History==
The area of present-day Shibata was part of ancient [[Mutsu Province]], and was part of the holdings of [[Sendai Domain]] under the [[Edo period]] [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. The villages of Funaoka and Tsukinoki were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the post-[[Meiji restoration]] modern municipalities system. Tsukioki was promoted to town status on April 1, 1904 and Funaoka on November 3, 1941. The two towns merged to form Shibata on April 1, 1956.

==Government==
Shibata has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of 18 members. Shibata, together with the rest of Shibata District, collectively contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of [[Miyagi 3rd district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
The economy of Shibata is largely based on agriculture.

==Education==
*[[Sendai University]]
* Shibata has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[AbukumaExpress]] - [[Abukuma Express Line]]
* {{STN|Tsukinoki}} - {{STN|Higashi-Funaoka}}
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|22px]] [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) - [[Tōhoku Main Line]]
* {{STN|Funaoka|Miyagi}} - {{STN|Tsukinoki}}

===Highway===
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|4}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|349}}

==Local attractions==
*Site of Funaoka Castle

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Assis Chateaubriand (Paraná)|Assis Chateaubriand]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], Brazil<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http:// clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=04&n=Miyagi%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|accessdate=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094031/http:// clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=04&n=Miyagi%20Prefecture|archivedate=22 December 2015}}</ref> since April 13, 1981
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Danyang, Jiangsu]], China,<ref name=International/> since February 23, 1994
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kitakami, Iwate]], Japan, since January 25, 1980
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Date, Hokkaido]], Japan, since May 30, 1988 (friendship city)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http:// town.shibata.miyagi.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Towns in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Sendai University]]