Hirakawa
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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Tōhoku
- Prefecture
- Aomori
- Ikarigaseki and onoue village settled
- April 1, 1889
- Onoue town settled
- April 1, 1937
- Hiraga town settled
- March 1, 1955
- Current hirakawa city merged
- January 1, 2006
- Mayor
- Takahiro Kudō (工藤貴弘) - from December 2025
- Total
- 346.01 km (133.60 sq mi)
- Density
- 86.951/km (225.20/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0172-44-1111
- Address
- 25-6 Kashiwagichō Fujiwara, Hirakawa-shi, Aomori-ken 036-0104
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Oriental turtle dove ( Streptopelia orientalis )
- Flower
- Indian lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera )
- Tree
- Japanese black pine
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Aomori Prefecture
- Population
- 33764
- Area
- 346.01
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Ōwani-machi
- Official website
- www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp
- Image
- Hirakawa Cith Hall new building 20220821c.jpg
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- name in kana
- ひらかわし
- Commons category
- Hirakawa, Aomori
- topic's main category
- Category:Hirakawa, Aomori
- twinned administrative body
- Taichung
- inception
- 2006-01-01
- replaces
- Ikarigaseki
- associated electoral district
- Aomori 3rd district
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Encyclopedic overview
Ikarigaseki Onsen Hirakawa (平川市, Hirakawa-shi) is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 30,086 in 14,181 households, and a population density of 89 persons per km. The total area of the city is 346.01 square kilometres (133.60 sq mi).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hirakawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.