Goshogawara

Goshogawara-shi 五 所 川 原 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Aomori
Coordinates :	40 ° 48 '  N , 140 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 48 '29 "  N , 140 ° 26' 24"  E
Basic data
Surface:	404.56 km²
Residents :	51,908 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	128 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	02205-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Ulmus davidiana var. Japonica
Flower :	Japanese iris
Bird :	Chinese greenling
town hall
Address :	Goshogawara City Hall 12 Aza Iwaki-chō Goshogawara -shi Aomori  037-8686
Website URL:	http://www.city.goshogawara.lg.jp/
Location of Goshogawaras in Aomori Prefecture

Goshogawara ( Japanese 五 所 川 原 市 , - shi ) is a city in Aomori Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Goshogawara is west of Aomori and north of Hirosaki .

history

The appointment to Shi took place on October 1, 1954 with the merger of the Chō Goshogawara ( 五 所 川 原 町 , -chō ) with 6 Mura ( 栄 村 , 中 川村 , 三好 村 , 長 橋村 , 松 島村 , 飯 詰 村 ) in the Kitatsugaru-gun .

traffic

• Train:
  • JR Gonō Line
• Street:
  • National road 101, 339

sons and daughters of the town

• Dazai Osamu (1909-1948), writer
• Tsushima Bunji , politician
• Ikuzō Yoshi , enka singer

Neighboring cities and communities

• Aomori
• Tsugaru

Web links

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