Aomori metropolitan area

Aomori metropolitan area
青森都市圏
Metropolitan area
Aomori
Aomori metropolitan area is located in Japan
Aomori metropolitan area
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°49′N 140°43′E / 40.817°N 140.717°E / 40.817; 140.717
CountryJapan
CitiesAomori
Towns and villagesHiranai, Imabetsu, Sotogahama, Yomogita
Area
 • Metro
1,477.37 km2 (570.42 sq mi)
Population
 (Population Census of Japan 2010)[1]
 • Metropolitan area310,640

The Aomori metropolitan area (青森都市圏, Aomori toshi-ken), also known as the Tōsei area (東青地域, Tōsei chiiki)[2] is a metropolitan region in the Japanese prefecture of Aomori that includes the city of Aomori and its surrounding satellites, Hiranai, Imabetsu, Sotogahama, and Yomogita. The metropolitan area is defined as the Aomori Urban Employment Area by the Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) and the Center for Spatial Information Service of the University of Tokyo.[3]

  1. ^ Statistics Bureau of Japan
  2. ^ "東青地域の概要" [Tōsei area] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture Government. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "2010 Metropolitan Employment Area". University of Tokyo. 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2020.