It reads けせんぬまし — Kesennuma Shi.
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Kesennuma is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,803 and a population density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre (490/sq mi) in 26,390 households. The total area of the city is 332.44 square kilometres (128.36 sq mi). Large sections of the city were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and major fires on March 11, 2011.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kesennuma.
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気仙沼市 is read けせんぬまし (Kesennuma 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.
Kesennuma has a population of 59,341 across 332 km², making it the 430th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 31 in Miyagi.
The closest municipalities to Kesennuma are Rikuzentakata Shi (14 km), Ofunato Shi (23 km), Sumita Cho (25 km).