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Shirakawa
Sign in to savecity in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Tōhoku
- Prefecture
- Fukushima
- First official recorded
- 315 AD
- Town settled
- April 1. 1889
- City settled
- April 1, 1949
- Mayor
- Kazuo Suzuki (from July 2007)
- Total
- 305.32 km (117.88 sq mi)
- Density
- 194.53/km (503.82/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0248-22-1111
- Address
- 7-1 Hachimankōji, Shirakawa, Fukushima 961-0941
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Emberiza cioides
- Flower
- Ume
- Tree
- Pinus densiflora
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Nanko Park in Shirakawa
Shirakawa (白河市, Shirakawa-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,393 in 23,546 households and a population density of 190 persons per km. The total area of the city was 305.3 square kilometres (117.9 sq mi).
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