Morioka
Sign in to saveis the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
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Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture in Japan's Tōhoku region in the north. As of the last count, it had a population of about 284,000 people living in the city.
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is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
==Geography== Morioka is located in the in central Iwate Prefecture, at the confluence of three rivers, the Kitakami, the Shizukuishi and the Nakatsu. The Kitakami River is the second largest river on the Pacific side of Japan (after the Tone River) and the longest in the Tōhoku region. It runs through the city from north to south and has a number of dams within the city boundaries, including the Shijūshida Dam and Gandō Dam. An active volcano, Mount Iwate, dominates the view to the northwest of the city. Mount Himekami is to the north and Mount Hayachine can sometimes be seen to the southeast.