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218:Nishiiwai
128:Hiraizumi
33:Hiraizumi
1466:Tanohata
1461:Iwaizumi
1432:Ichinohe
1364:Kuzumaki
1321:Takizawa
1286:Kitakami
1281:Kamaishi
1271:Hanamaki
1101:Archived
921:Mōtsū-ji
676:and the
674:Kitakami
643:de facto
314:- Flower
213:District
1410:Karumai
1381:Ōtsuchi
1306:Ōfunato
1241:Morioka
1223:capital
1218:Morioka
1063:, 326.
959:(高館義経堂)
835:Highway
793:Economy
785:of the
781:of the
625:History
455:Climate
350:Website
342:Address
179:Country
1488:Yahaba
1471:Yamada
1415:Kunohe
1405:Hirono
1393:Sumita
1301:Ninohe
1296:Miyako
1259:Cities
1067:
927:Garden
709:pagoda
682:Emishi
678:Koromo
666:Esashi
618:−13.1%
563:−10.5%
549:10,590
541:+25.1%
538:11,320
324:- Bird
318:Sakura
304:- Tree
227:792 AD
194:Tōhoku
189:Region
134:
88:Emblem
1483:Shiwa
1456:Fudai
1359:Iwate
733:haiku
651:Kyoto
615:7,252
612:2020
607:−7.8%
604:8,345
601:2010
596:−4.6%
593:9,054
590:2000
585:+2.6%
582:9,493
579:1990
574:−2.3%
571:9,253
568:1980
560:9,474
557:1970
552:−6.4%
546:1960
535:1950
530:+5.6%
527:9,047
524:1940
519:+8.1%
516:8,564
513:1930
505:7,924
502:1920
391:is a
293:UTC+9
274:7,408
206:Iwate
183:Japan
1420:Noda
1326:Tōno
1311:Ōshū
1291:Kuji
1065:ISBN
925:Jōdo
670:Ōshū
647:Ōshū
491:Pop.
487:Year
449:Ōshū
393:town
253:Area
78:Flag
50:Town
1107:at
1061:254
468:Cfa
380:平泉町
39:平泉町
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877:,
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496:±%
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383:,
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