Kōriyama

Kōriyama City Hall
Kōriyama-shi ; 郡山市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Fukushima
Coordinates :	37 ° 24 ' N , 140 ° 22' E Coordinates: 37 ° 24 '2 " N , 140 ° 21' 35" E
Basic data
Surface:	757.06 km²
Residents :	330,310 ; (April 1, 2020)
Population density :	436 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	07203-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Prunus jamasakura
Flower :	Hanakatsumi
Bird :	cuckoo
town hall
Address :	Kōriyama City Hall ; 1 - 23 - 7 , Asahi; Kōriyama -shi ; Fukushima 963-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.koriyama.fukushima.jp/
Location of Kōriyamas in Fukushima Prefecture

Kōriyama ( Jap. 郡山市 , - shi ) is a city of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Honshu , the main island of Japan .

geography

Kōriyama is north of Shirakawa and south of Fukushima .

traffic

Kōriyama Station

Streets:
- Tōhoku Highway
- National road 4 , to Tōkyō or Aomori
- National road 49, to Iwaki or Niigata
Train:
- JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : Kōriyama station , to Tokyo or Hachinohe
- JR Tōhoku main line : to Ueno or Aomori
- JR Suigun Line : to Mito
- JR Ban'etsu West Line : to Niigata
- JR Ban'etsu East Line : to Iwaki

economy

Kōriyama is the economic center of the prefecture. Important branches of industry are silk spinning, textile industry, mechanical engineering and the manufacture of chemical products.

sons and daughters of the town

Takeshi Honda (born 1981), figure skater
Teruhiko Mashiko (* 1947), politician
Masushi Ōuchi (1943–2011), weightlifter
Haruko Sagara (* 1968), singer and actress
Jōji Yuasa (* 1929), composer

Kōriyama

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sons and daughters of the town

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