Kōriyama

Summary

Kōriyama is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kōriyama draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #34 of 47).^[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 image is recorded as 郡山ビッグアイ201504.JPG^[8].
• Kōriyama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Kōriyama's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Kōriyama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Koriyama, Fukushima.svg^[11].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Sukagawa^[12].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Aizuwakamatsu^[13].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Nihonmatsu^[14].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Tamura^[15].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Motomiya^[16].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Inawashiro^[17].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Otama^[18].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Ten-ei^[19].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Hirata^[20].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Miharu^[21].
• Kōriyama's shares border with is recorded as Ono^[22].
• Kōriyama's anthem is recorded as Kōriyama Shika^[23].
• Kōriyama's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kōriyama, Fukushima.svg^[24].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nara^[25].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kurume^[26].
• Kōriyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brummen^[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^[9] and big city^[10].

History and Context

+1924-09-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kōriyama^[35].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Kōriyama draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #34 of 47).^[2] Kōriyama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Kōriyama is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

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