It reads いわぬまし — Iwanuma Shi.
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Iwanuma is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 43,946 in 18,062 households, and a population density of 730 persons per km². The total area of the city is 60.45 square kilometres (23.34 sq mi). Iwanuma is at the convergence of two ancient roads, the Tōkaidō and the Rikuzen-Hama Kaidō.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Iwanuma.
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岩沼市 is read いわぬまし (Iwanuma Shi). It is a city in Miyagi Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Iwanuma has a population of 44,340 across 60 km², making it the 554th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 12th largest of the 31 in Miyagi.
The closest municipalities to Iwanuma are Natori Shi (8 km), Watari Cho (8 km), Shibata Machi (12 km).