Fukuyama
city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Fukuyama is a core city of Japan[1]. Fukuyama draws 4,026 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #28 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hiroshima Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bingo Sea[5], Seto Inland Sea[6], Ashida River[7], Setogawa River[8], Takaya River[9]
- Head of government: Naoki Edahiro[10]
- Instance of: big city[11], city of Japan[12], second-level administrative division[13]
- Shares border with: Onomichi[14], Fuchū-shi[15], Jinsekikogen[16], Kasaoka[17], Ibara[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Kazanlak[19], Hamilton[20], Okazaki[21], Pohang[22], Tacloban[23], Maui[24], Bunkyō-ku[25]
- Part of: Bingo metropolitan area[26]
- Commons category: Fukuyama, Hiroshima[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[28]
- Inception: July 1, 1916[29], April 1, 1889[30], May 1, 1966[31]
- Highest point: Mount Kyōnoue[32]
- Located in/on physical feature: Fukuyama Plain[33]
- Official website: https://www.city.fukuyama.hiroshima.jp/[34]
- Foods traditionally associated: Tondo Manjū[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fukuyama, Hiroshima[36]
- Commons gallery: 福山市[37]
- Population: 459,576[38], 464,811[39], 461,357[40]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Fukuyama[41]
- Replaces: Fukatsu[42], Teshiromura[43], Hikino[44], Tomo[45], Seto[46], Fukayasu[47], Matsunaga[48], Ashida[49], Kamo[50], Ekiya[51], Utsumi[52], Shin'ichi[53], Numakuma[54], Kannabe[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Fukuyama include Fukuyama Station[56], a railway station[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1891[59].
Why It Matters
Fukuyama has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Fukuyama is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Fukuyama include Fukuyama Station[56], a railway station[57], in Japan[58], founded in 1891[59].