Aomori
Core city in Tōhoku, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Japanese city. For the prefecture that is named after this city, see Aomori Prefecture. For other uses, see Aomori (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Māori language or Amorites.
Aomori (Japanese: 青森, Hepburn: Aomori, IPA: [aoꜜmoɾi]; lit. "Blue Forest"), officially Aomori City (青森市, Aomori-shi), is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 1 August 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households,[1] and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of 824.61 km2 (318.38 sq mi). Aomori is one of Japan's 62 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area.[2]
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Aomori
青森市 | |
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Aomori City | |
Coordinates: 40°49′22″N 140°44′49″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Aomori |
Utō-mura | ? |
Aomori-mura | 1626 |
Aomori-machi | 1 April 1889 |
Aomori-shi | 1 April 1898 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hideki Nishi (since June 2023) |
Area | |
• Core city | 824.61 km2 (318.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 to 1,584 m (0 to 5,197 ft) |
Population (1 August 2023) | |
• Core city | 264,945 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
• Metro | 310,640 |
Demonym | Aomorian |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Area code | 02201-2 |
Phone number | 017-734-1111 |
Address | 1-22-5 Chūō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken |
Expressways | |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Bird | Ural owl |
Flower | Rosa rugosa |
Insect | Firefly |
Tree | Maries' fir |
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