Morioka

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Morioka 盛岡市
Core city
Morioka City Montage
Flag Seal
Map of Iwate Prefecture with Morioka highlighted in pink
Morioka
Coordinates: 39°42′7.5″N 141°09′16.2″E / 39.702083°N 141.154500°E / 39.702083; 141.154500
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate
First official recorded	4th century AD
City Settled	April 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Shigeru Uchidate (from September 2023)[citation needed]
Area
• Total	886.47 km2 (342.27 sq mi)
Population  (August 1, 2023)
• Total	283,981
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Katsura
• Flower	Rabbit-ear iris
• Bird	Wagtail
Phone number	019-651-4111
Address	12-2 Uchimaru, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-8530
Website	Official website

Morioka (盛岡市, Morioka-shi) is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households,^[1] and a population density of 320 per square kilometre (830/sq mi). The total area of the city is 886.47 square kilometres (342.27 sq mi).