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Fukuyama, Hiroshima

Eastern Asia

Fukuyama is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture after Hiroshima itself. As of March 2023 it had an estimated population of 459,160 across 214,259 households, over a total area of 518.14 square kilometers. The rose is the city's symbol, and Fukuyama holds an annual Rose Festival each May, with an anthropomorphic rose mascot named Rola. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
459,576 1
Area (sq km)
518.14 1
Founding Year
1916 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
34.485861 degrees north 1
Longitude
133.362306 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 4
Sources
1. Fukuyama, Hiroshima (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 459,576 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 34.485861, longitude 133.362306
  • P2046 (area)
    area 518.14 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1916
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 459576 (2021)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 34.4859,133.3623
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 19.0
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3. 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 34.25, 133.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 133.25
34.25 133.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Fukuyama - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1863917, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.49 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1863917, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.49 km)
34.48333 133.36667 P PPLA2 JP 11 1863914 468812 7 Asia/Tokyo
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Fukuyama, Hiroshima (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Fukuyama (福山市, Fukuyama-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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