Minamisōma, Fukushima

Minamisōma
南相馬市

City

Minamisōma City Hall

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Location of Minamisōmain Fukushima Prefecture

Minamisōma

Coordinates: 37°38′31.9″N 140°57′26.3″E / 37.642194°N 140.957306°ECoordinates: 37°38′31.9″N 140°57′26.3″E / 37.642194°N 140.957306°E

Government

• Mayor

Katsunobu Sakurai

Area

• Total

398.50 km² (153.86 sq mi)

Population (December 2014)

• Total

63,624

• Density

120/km² (300/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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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 December 2014, the city had an estimated population of 63,624 and a population density of 120 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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