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Fukushima City
福島市

Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	746.43 km²
Population (as of 2003)
Total	290,866
Location	°′N °′E
Symbols
Fukushima City Hall
Official website: Fukushima City

Coordinates: °′N °′E

This article is about the city. For the prefecture see Fukushima Prefecture. For the Japanese military leader see Yasumasa Fukushima.

Fukushima (福島市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo. Although the city is located inland, the prefecture has several Pacific ports.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 290,866 and the density of 389.68 persons per km². The total area is 746.43 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1907.

[edit] External links

• Fukushima official website in Japanese

Image:Fukushima Prefecture shadow picture.png Fukushima Prefecture
Cities
Aizuwakamatsu | Date | Fukushima (capital) | Iwaki | Kitakata | Koriyama | Minamisoma | Nihonmatsu | Shirakawa | Soma | Sukagawa | Tamura
Districts
Adachi | Date | Futaba | Higashishirakawa | Ishikawa | Iwase | Kawanuma | Minamiaizu | Nishishirakawa | Onuma | Souma | Tamura | Yama
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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