Toyama (city)

Toyama
富山市
(From top, left to right : Kureha Hills •Tomiiwa Canal Kansui Park • Toyama Black• Toyama Glass Museum• Toyama Light Rail • Avile • Toyama Drug Sales • Sogawa Ferio • Tomiiwa Canal)
(From top, left to right : Kureha Hills •Tomiiwa Canal Kansui Park • Toyama Black• Toyama Glass Museum• Toyama Light Rail • Avile • Toyama Drug Sales • Sogawa Ferio • Tomiiwa Canal)
Flag of Toyama
Official seal of Toyama
Location of Toyama in Toyama Prefecture
Location of Toyama in Toyama Prefecture
Toyama is located in Japan
Toyama
Toyama
 
Coordinates: 36°41′45.3″N 137°12′49.3″E / 36.695917°N 137.213694°E / 36.695917; 137.213694
Country Japan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture Toyama
First official recorded6th century AD
City settledApril 1, 1889
Government
 • MayorHirohisa Fujii
Area
 • Core city
1,241.77 km2 (479.45 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
 • Core city
415,844
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
 • Metro
[1] (2015)
1,066,328 (16th)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Postal code
930-8510
Symbols 
• TreeZelkova serrata
• FlowerHelianthus annuus
• Flowering treeCamellia japonica
Phone number076-431-6111
Address7-38 Shinsakuramachi, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken
WebsiteOfficial 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, 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).

  1. ^ "UEA Code Tables". Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "official city statistics".