Koriyama郡山市

Koriyama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Koriyama (郡山市, Koriyama-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 327,692 (2020 census), area 757.2 km². Borders 11 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

郡山市

Reading

Koriyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

327,692 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 335,444

Area

757.2 km²

Density

433 people per km²

Households

140,441

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

26.9%

Foreign residents

2,864 (0.9%)

Code

07203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.koriyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Koriyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Sukagawa City須賀川市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Tamura City田村市
• Motomiya City本宮市
• Otama Village大玉村
• Tenei Village天栄村
• Inawashiro Town猪苗代町
• Hirata Village平田村
• Miharu Town三春町
• Ono Town小野町

Questions about Koriyama

Is Koriyama a city or a prefecture?

Koriyama (郡山市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Koriyama?

Koriyama is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Koriyama?

327,692 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 335,444 in 2015. The area is 757.2 km², which is 433 people per km². 140,441 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Koriyama?

11: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Sukagawa City (須賀川市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Tamura City (田村市), Motomiya City (本宮市), Otama Village (大玉村), Tenei Village (天栄村), Inawashiro Town (猪苗代町), Hirata Village (平田村), Miharu Town (三春町), and Ono Town (小野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Koriyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Koriyama written in Japanese?

郡山市, read Koriyama-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Koriyama begin?

福島県郡山市… (Fukushima-ken, Koriyama-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.