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Morioka

Eastern Asia

Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of August 2023 the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households and a population density of 320 persons per square kilometer, across a total area of 886.47 square kilometers.

Facts
Population
278,636 1
Area (sq km)
886.47 2
Founding Year
1889 2
Latitude
39.702083 degrees north 2
Longitude
141.1545 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 3
Sources
1. Morioka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
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278,636
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2. Morioka (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.702083, longitude 141.1545
  • P2046 (area)
    area 886.47 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Morioka - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2111834
    39.7 141.15 P PPLA JP 16 2111833 290700 138 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 138 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 141.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 141.25
39.75 141.25 Dfb
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Wikidata: Morioka
Wikidata Q200077, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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