Toyama, Toyama

Toyama
Toyama; 富山
	— Core city —
富山市 · Toyama City
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	Location of Toyama in Toyama Prefecture
	Toyama
	Coordinates: 36°42′N 137°13′E / 36.7°N 137.217°ECoordinates: 36°42′N 137°13′E / 36.7°N 137.217°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Toyama Prefecture
	Government
• Mayor	Masashi Mori (since January 2002)
	Area
• Total	1,241.85 km2 (479.48 sq mi)
	Population (May 31, 2011)
• Total	417,324
• Density	336.05/km2 (870.4/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Thistle
Phone number	81-(0)76-431-1111
Address	Higashi-shinmachi 7-38, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture (富山県富山市東新町７番38号); 930-8510
Website	City of Toyama

Toyama (富山市, Toyama-shi^?) is a city in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture.^[1]

It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.^[2]

History [change]

In the pre-Meiji period, Toyama was a castle town and the capital of Etchū Province.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

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