Haramachi, Fukushima
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was a city
located in Fukushima
, Japan
.
On January 1, 2006 Haramachi was merged with the towns of Kashima
and Odaka
, both from Sōma District, to form the new city of Minamisōma
.
In 2003, the city had an estimated population
of 48,234 and a density
of 243.00 persons per km². The total area was 198.49 km².
The city was founded on March 20, 1954.
The city is about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
, which had a major nuclear accidents following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
On January 1, 2006 Haramachi was merged with the towns of Kashima
Kashima, Fukushima
was a town located in Sōma District, Fukushima, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Kashima was merged with the town of Odaka from Sōma District, and the city of Haramachi to form the new city of Minamisōma....
and Odaka
Odaka, Fukushima
was a town located in Sōma District, Fukushima, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Odaka was merged with the town of Kashima from Sōma District, and the city of Haramachi to form the new city of Minamisōma....
, both from Sōma District, to form the new city of Minamisōma
Minamisoma, Fukushima
is a city located in Fukushima, Japan. As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 68,745. The city was founded on January 1, 2006, by merging with Haramachi, Odaka, and Kashima.-2011 earthquake and tsunami:...
.
In 2003, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 48,234 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 243.00 persons per km². The total area was 198.49 km².
The city was founded on March 20, 1954.
The city is about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
The , also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi , is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consists of six boiling water reactors...
, which had a major nuclear accidents following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
.