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Akita

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capital city of Akita prefecture, Japan

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Akita is the capital city of Akita prefecture in Japan. It serves as the administrative and cultural center of the region.

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Official website

秋田市公式サイト

city.akita.lg.jp

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
port city
Country
Japan
Population
323600
Area
906.07
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Capital of
Kubota Domain
Shares border with
Gojōme-machi
Official website
www.city.akita.lg.jp
Image
Akita City Hall main building 20190114.jpg
Dialing code
018
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twinned administrative body
Semboku
topic's main category
Category:Akita (city)
Commons category
Akita, Akita
category for people born here
Category:Births in Akita
category of associated people
Category:People from Akita (city)
native label
秋田市
Commons gallery
秋田市
inception
1889-04-01
name in kana
あきたし
official symbol
Satsuki azalea
day in year for periodic occurrence
July 12
postal code
010-8560
associated electoral district
Akita 1st district
lowest point
Sea of Japan
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Encyclopedic overview

Akita (秋田市, Akita-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜ.kʲi̥.ta, a.kʲi̥.taꜜ.ɕi]) is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km. The total area of the city is 906.07 square kilometres (349.84 sq mi).

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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