Morioka

is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is .

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Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture in Japan's Tōhoku region in the north. As of the last count, it had a population of about 284,000 people living in the city.

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Settlement.name: Morioka
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture capital and Core city
Settlement.image_skyline: Morioka Montage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Morioka City Montage
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Morioka, Iwate.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Morioka, Iwate.svg
Settlement.image_map1: Morioka in Iwate Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Iwate Prefecture with Morioka highlighted in pink
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tōhoku
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Iwate
Settlement.established_title: First official recorded
Settlement.established_date: 4th century AD

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 盛岡市
Population: 298348
Area: 886.47
Official website: www.city.morioka.iwate.jp
Image: Morioka and Mount Iwate and River Kitakami in May 2019.jpg

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Commons category: Morioka, Iwate
native label: 盛岡市
name in kana: もりおかし
Commons gallery: 盛岡市
inception: 1889-04-01
postal code: 020-8530
social media followers: 17419
pseudonym: 杜稜
P12749: East China Sea

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Modern era
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==Geography== Morioka is located in the in central Iwate Prefecture, at the confluence of three rivers, the Kitakami, the Shizukuishi and the Nakatsu. The Kitakami River is the second largest river on the Pacific side of Japan (after the Tone River) and the longest in the Tōhoku region. It runs through the city from north to south and has a number of dams within the city boundaries, including the Shijūshida Dam and Gandō Dam. An active volcano, Mount Iwate, dominates the view to the northwest of the city. Mount Himekami is to the north and Mount Hayachine can sometimes be seen to the southeast.