Kōriyama

Summary

Kōriyama is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kōriyama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kōriyama is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3].
• Kōriyama is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kōriyama is on the body of water Lake Inawashiro^[5].
• Kōriyama is on the body of water Abukuma River^[6].
• Kōriyama's head of government is recorded as Masato Shinagawa^[7].
• Kōriyama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[8].
• Kōriyama's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Sukagawa^[10].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Aizuwakamatsu^[11].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Nihonmatsu^[12].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Tamura^[13].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Motomiya^[14].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Inawashiro^[15].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Otama^[16].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Ten-ei^[17].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Hirata^[18].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Miharu^[19].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Ono^[20].
• Kōriyama's anthem is recorded as Kōriyama Shika^[21].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nara^[22].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kurume^[23].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brummen^[24].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tottori^[25].
• The location of Kōriyama was Naka-dōri^[26].
• The location of Kōriyama was Q11643211^[27].

Body

Geography

Kōriyama is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kōriyama is located in Fukushima Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Inawashiro^[5], a tectonic lake^[28], in Japan^[29] and Abukuma River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+327040'}^[32], {'amount': '+335444'}^[33], and {'amount': '+338712'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

September 1, 1924 marks the founding of Kōriyama^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kōriyama include Suigun Line^[36], a railway line^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1897^[39] and Kōriyama Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1887^[43].

Why It Matters

Kōriyama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kōriyama is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Kōriyama include Suigun Line^[36], a railway line^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1897^[39] and Kōriyama Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1887^[43].