
Map showing location of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture (as of
2006).
'Isumi' (いすみ市; -shi) is a
city in
Chiba Prefecture,
Japan.
The city emerged on December 5,
2005 when the
town of 'Isumi' (夷隅町; -machi),
Misaki and
Ohara from
Isumi District merged to form the
city of 'Isumi' (いすみ市; -shi).
As of
2003, the former town had an estimated
population of 7,761 and a
density of 175.47 persons per
km². The total area was 44.23 km².
As of November 1,
2005 the new city of Isumi has a population of 42,835 in an expanded area of 157,50
km².
External links
★
Isumi official website in Japanese