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Fukushima

Also known as Hukushima

city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan

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Fukushima is a city located in Fukushima prefecture in Japan. It is primarily known internationally as the location of a nuclear power plant that experienced a major accident in 2011 following an earthquake and tsunami.

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Instance of: core city of Japan
Official name: 福島町
Country: Japan
Population: 292590
Area: 767.72
Elevation: 67
Time zone: Japan Standard Time
Capital of: Fukushima Domain
Shares border with: Shichikashuku
Highest point: Mount Higashiazuma
Official website: www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp
Image: Fukushima cityoffice eastbuilding.jpg
Dialing code: 024

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Commons category: Fukushima, Fukushima
topic's main category: Category:Fukushima (city)
category for people born here: Q9224772
native label: 福島市
name in kana: ふくしまし
category of associated people: Category:People from Fukushima, Fukushima
twinned administrative body: Arakawa
inception: 1907-04-01
postal code: 960-8601
replaces: Iino
social media followers: 17283
official symbol: Parus minor
external data available at URL: www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/jouhouka-seisaku/shise/opendate.html
hashtag: 福島市
associated electoral district: Fukushima 1st district
P12749: Michael von Faulhaber

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Encyclopedic overview

Fukushima (福島市, Fukushima-shi; [ɸɯ̥kɯꜜɕima]) is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the Nakadōri or central region of the prefecture. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 275,850 in 122,130 households and a population density of 359 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi). The total area of the city is 767.72 square kilometres (296.42 sq mi).

The present-day city of Fukushima partially consists of most of the former Shinobu and Date Districts and a portion of the former Adachi District. The city is located in the Fukushima Basin's southwest area and nearby mountains.

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