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Minamisōma

Eastern Asia

Minamisōma (南相馬市, Minamisōma-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 53,462 living in 26,355 households as of 1 March 2020, a density of about 130 people per square kilometre. The municipality covers a total area of 398.58 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Fukushima Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
59,005 1
Area (sq km)
398.58 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deFukushima Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Fukushima Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Minamisōma City (-shi) 南相馬市 77,860 75,246 72,837 70,878 57,797 59,005 54,128
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2. Minamisōma (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 398.58 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.6422,140.9573
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 28.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 140.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 140.75
37.75 140.75 Cfa
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