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Minamisōma

Minamisōma
南相馬市
City
Minamisōma City Hall
Minamisōma City Hall
Flag of Minamisōma
Flag
Official seal of Minamisōma
Seal
Location of Minamisōmain Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Minamisōmain Fukushima Prefecture
Minamisōma is located in Japan
Minamisōma
Minamisōma
 
Coordinates: 37°38′31.9″N 140°57′26.3″E / 37.642194°N 140.957306°E / 37.642194; 140.957306Coordinates: 37°38′31.9″N 140°57′26.3″E / 37.642194°N 140.957306°E / 37.642194; 140.957306
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai
Area
 • Total 398.50 km2 (153.86 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
 • Total 56,979
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Japanese Zelkova
- Flower Sakura
- Bird Skylark
- Fish Salmon
- Insect Firefly
Address 2-27 Motomachi, Haramachi-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 975-8686
Website www.city.minamisoma.lg.jp

Minamisōma (南相馬市 Minamisōma-shi?) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of October 2016, the city had an estimated population of 56,979 and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area was 398.50 km².

Minamisōma is located in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Abukuma Plateau to the west.

The area of present-day Minamisōma was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period. Numerous Kofun period remains have been found in the area. During the Edo period, much of the area was part of the holdings of Sōma Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwaki Province. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1896, the area was organized into a number of towns and villages within Sōma District, including the town of Hara on September 1, 1897. Hara was raised to city status on March 20, 1954, being the city of Haramachi, . The modern city of Minamisōma was established on January 1, 2006, from the merger of Haramachi and the towns of Kashima and Odaka (both from Sōma District).


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