Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi) is a city located in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 339,118 and a density of 447.94 persons per km². The total area is 757.06 km².
The city was founded on 1 September 1924. Now, the city is designated as a "core city" and works as a commercial city in Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the second largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region...
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Kōriyama (郡山市, Kōriyama-shi) is a city located in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 339,118 and a density of 447.94 persons per km². The total area is 757.06 km².
The city was founded on 1 September 1924. Now, the city is designated as a "core city" and works as a commercial city in Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the second largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region.
Kōriyama once thrived as a Shukuba town because of its importance as a traffic focal point. Kōriyama was formerly called Asaka(安積). In the Meiji period, the Meiji government had many samurai reclaim the land to help the poor. As a result, Asaka developed into a big food basket and the population grew.
Kōriyama was incorporated as a city on 1 September 1924.
In 1965, the city merged with some nearby towns and villages.
In 1997, the city was designated as a "core city".
Kōriyama is located in the center of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku...
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