Iwaki, Fukushima

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Japan, 〒970-8026 福島県いわき市平梅本21

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N37° 3' 1.8" E140° 53' 15.8"   (37.0505, 140.88772222222) Start navigation »

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Iwaki (いわき市, Iwaki-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, Iwaki had a population of 343,258 in 142,265 households, and population density of 280 persons per square kilometre. The total area of the city is 1,232.02 square kilometres (475.69 sq mi), making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th largest city in Japan (2010) in terms of area. Iwaki is a designated core city, and is also one of the growing number of cities written in hiragana. The present Iwaki City started as the merger of 14 smaller municipalities on October 1, 1966. Every year Iwaki hosts the Taira Tanabata Festival from 6–8 August.

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