Toyama
富山市 | |
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Coordinates: 36°41′45.3″N 137°12′49.3″E / 36.695917°N 137.213694°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
Prefecture | Toyama |
First official recorded | 6th century AD |
City settled | April 1, 1889 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hirohisa Fujii |
Area | |
• Core city | 1,241.77 km2 (479.45 sq mi) |
Population (June 1, 2019) | |
• Core city | 415,844 |
• Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
• Metro [1] (2015) | 1,066,328 (16th) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Postal code | 930-8510 |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Zelkova serrata |
• Flower | Helianthus annuus |
• Flowering tree | Camellia japonica |
Phone number | 076-431-6111 |
Address | 7-38 Shinsakuramachi, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken |
Website | Official website |
Toyama (富山市, Toyama-shi, Japanese: [toꜜjama]) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km (120 mi) north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km (190 mi) northwest of Tokyo. As of 1 June 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households,[2] and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was 1,241.77 square kilometres (479.45 sq mi).