What is Miyako, Iwate?
{{Infobox City Japan |Name= Miyako |JapaneseName= 宮古市 |MapImage= Miyako in Iwate Prefecture Ja.svg |Region= [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |Prefecture= [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] |District= |ImageSkyline= Miyako city montage.JPG |ImageCaption= Top left: Cape of Dodo and lighthouse, Top right: Miyako Bay from satellite, 2nd row: Mount Hayachine, lower left: Jyodo Beach, lower right: Rock of Sano, Bottom left: Tago Port, Bottom right: Rock of Rosoku (Candle) |Area_km2=696.82 |PopDate=April 2008 |Population=57,874 |Density_km2=83.1 | coordinates = {{coord|39|38|29.1|N|141|57|25.7|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}} |Tree=[[Japanese Red Pine]] |Flower=Montauk [[Asteraceae|Daisy]] <small>''(Nipponanthemum nipponicum)''</small> |Bird=[[Black-tailed Gull]] |Fish=[[Salmon]] |image_flag= Flag of Miyako Iwate.svg |SymbolImage= Emblem of Miyako, Iwate.svg |SymbolDescription= Emblem |Mayor= Yoshihiro Kumasaka |CityHallPostalCode=027-8501 |CityHallAddress=2-1 Shinkawachō, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken |CityHallLink= {{URL|www.city.miyako.iwate.jp}} }} {{nihongo|'''Miyako'''|宮古市|Miyako-shi}} is a [[cities of Japan|city]] in [[Iwate Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It was founded on February 11, 1941. The city is along the coast where the {{nihongo|[[Hei River]]|閉伊川|Heigawa}} flows into the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is connected to [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]] by an east-west train line and highway and the coastal highway also goes through the town. The city has a port but much of the shipping traffic is taken by larger cities along the coast. On June 6, 2005, the old Miyako absorbed the town of [[Tarō, Iwate|Tarō]] and village of [[Niisato, Iwate|Niisato]] from [[Shimohei District, Iwate|Shimohei District]] to form the new city of Miyako, more than doubling the old city's size. As of 2008, the new city had an estimated [[population]] of 57,874 and a [[population density|density]] of 83.1 persons per km². The total area is 696.82&nbsp;km². On January 1, 2010, the city absorbed another Shimohei District village, [[Kawai, Iwate|Kawai]].<r