Aomori
Aomori
青森市 | |
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Prefecture capital and Core city | |
| Aomori City | |
From top to bottom, left to right: The Hakkōda Mountains, Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, Sannai-Maruyama Site, Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Hakkōda Maru, the waterfront of Aomori as seen from Aomori Bay, the Aomori City Forestry Museum, and Asamushi Onsen | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture | |
Aomori | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′22″N 140°44′49″E / 40.82278°N 140.74694°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Aomori |
| Utō-mura | ? |
| Aomori-mura | 1626 |
| Aomori-machi | 1 April 1889 |
| Aomori-shi | 1 April 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hideki Nishi (since June 2023) |
| Area | |
• Prefecture capital and Core city | 824.61 km2 (318.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 to 1,584 m (0 to 5,197 ft) |
| Population (1 August 2023) | |
• Prefecture capital and Core city | 264,945 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 310,640 |
| Demonym | Aomorian |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Area code | 02201-2 |
| Phone number | 017-734-1111 |
| Address | 1-22-5 Chūō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken |
| Expressways | |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Ural owl |
| Flower | Rosa rugosa |
| Insect | Firefly |
| Tree | Maries' fir |
Aomori (Japanese: 青森, Hepburn: Aomori; IPA: [aoꜜmoɾi]; lit. "Blue Forest"), officially Aomori City (青森市, Aomori-shi), is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households,[1] and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of 824.61 km2 (318.38 sq mi). Aomori is one of Japan's 62 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area.[2]
- ^ "人口・世帯数等（住民基本台帳）" [Population and number of households (Basic Resident Register)] (in Japanese). 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "2010 Metropolitan Employment Map". University of Tokyo. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.