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Kuroishi

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Kuroishi (黒石市, Kuroishi-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 31,540 living in 13,948 households as of 31 January 2023. 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 Aomori 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
31,946 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deAomori Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Aomori Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Kuroishi City (-shi) 黒石市 39,004 39,059 38,455 36,132 34,284 31,946 28,896
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.6426,140.5946
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 55.0
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3. 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 40.75, 140.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 140.75
40.75 140.75 Cfa
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Kuroishi (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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