Toyama

Also known as Toyama-shi

city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan

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Toyama is a city located in Toyama Prefecture on the western coast of Japan. It serves as the prefectural capital and is known for its access to the Japan Sea and surrounding natural features.

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Vinony's link graph records 747 inbound references to Toyama, and connects out to Takamatsu, Kōchi-shi and Imizu.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 16.

It sits within the topics Cities in Toyama Prefecture, Environmental model cities and Populated coastal places in Japan.

Vinony links it to 67 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Country: Japan
Located in: Toyama Prefecture
Continent: Eurasia
Population: 314000
Area: 1241.74
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Capital of: Toyama Domain
Shares border with: Ōmachi-shi
Highest point: Mount Suishō
Official website: www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/vietnamese/VietNam.html
Image: Toyama city & Alps.jpg

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inception: 2005-04-01
twinned administrative body: Qinhuangdao
Commons category: Toyama, Toyama
topic's main category: Category:Toyama (city)
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: 富山市
category for people born here: Category:Births in Toyama, Toyama
category of associated people: Category:People from Toyama (city)
replaces: Hosoiri
name in kana: とやまし
external data available at URL: opdt.city.toyama.lg.jp
time of earliest written record: 1398-06-17
official symbol: common sunflower
pseudonym: 薬都

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Encyclopedic overview

Toyama (富山市, Toyama-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [toꜜ.ja.ma, to.ja.maꜜ.ɕi]) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km (120 mi) north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km (190 mi) northwest of Tokyo. As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km. Its total area was 1,241.77 square kilometres (479.45 sq mi). The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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