Iwaki, Fukushima

Iwaki
いわき市
Top: Iwaki Yumoto Onsen, Aquamarine Fukushima Middle: Iwaki-Taira Velodrome, Iwaki Green Stadium Bottom: Spa Resort Hawaiians, Iwaki Marine Tower
Flag of Iwaki
Official seal of Iwaki
Location of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki is located in Japan
Iwaki
Iwaki
 
Coordinates: 37°3′1.8″N 140°53′15.8″E / 37.050500°N 140.887722°E / 37.050500; 140.887722
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
First official recorded100 AD
As Taira city settledJune 1, 1937
As former Iwaki and Jōban city settledMarch 31, 1954
As merger and current city name changedOctober 1, 1966
Government
 • MayorHiroyuki Uchida (since September 2021)
Area
 • Total
1,232.02 km2 (475.69 sq mi)
Population
 (August 1, 2023)
 • Total
322,019
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeJapanese Black Pine
- FlowerAzalea
- BirdSeagull
- FishGreeneyes
Phone number024-622-1111
Address21 Umemoto, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8686
WebsiteOfficial website

Iwaki (いわき市, Iwaki-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, Iwaki had a population of 322,019 in 143,500 households,[1] and population density of 261 persons per km². The total area of the city is 1,232.02 square kilometres (475.69 sq mi),[2] making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th largest city in Japan (2010) in terms of area. Iwaki is a designated core city, and is also one of the growing number of cities written in hiragana. The present Iwaki City started as the merger of 14 smaller municipalities on October 1, 1966. Every year, Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival from 6–8 August.[3]

  1. ^ Iwaki City official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Iwaki profile" (in Japanese). Official Iwaki website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.goldenjipangu.com/130806iwaki.html