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city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

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

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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.

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