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Iwaki
いわき市 | |
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 Location of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Iwaki | |
| Coordinates: 37°3′1.8″N 140°53′15.8″E / 37.050500°N 140.887722°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| First official recorded | 100 AD |
| As Taira city settled | June 1, 1937 |
| As former Iwaki and Jōban city settled | March 31, 1954 |
| As merger and current city name changed | October 1, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiroyuki Uchida (since September 2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,232.02 km2 (475.69 sq mi) |
| Population (August 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 322,019 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Black Pine |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| - Bird | Seagull |
| - Fish | Greeneyes |
| Phone number | 024-622-1111 |
| Address | 21 Umemoto, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8686 |
| Website | Official website |
Iwaki (いわき市, Iwaki-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023[update], 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]
- ^ Iwaki City official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ "Iwaki profile" (in Japanese). Official Iwaki website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.goldenjipangu.com/130806iwaki.html