Furukawa, Miyagi

Furukawa, Miyagi

Furukawa (古川市; -shi) was a city located in Miyagi, Japan.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 73,980 and the density of 551.51 persons per km². The total area was 134.14 km².

The city was founded on December 15, 1950.

On March 31, 2006, the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Tōda District to create the new city of Ōsaki. Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.

External links

* [http://www.city.furukawa.miyagi.jp/ Official website] in Japanese


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Furukawa — steht für: Furukawa, einen anderen Namen des japanischen Flusses Shibukawa Furukawa (Gifu), eine ehemalige Gemeinde in der japanischen Präfektur Gifu Furukawa (Miyagi), eine ehemalige Stadt in der japanischen Präfektur Miyagi Furukawa (Radlader) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Furukawa — (古川, old river ) is a Japanese surname. It can refer to:Real People*Eiko Furukawa (born 1975), Japanese soprano in Munich, Germany *Keiko Furukawa, announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System *Lisa Furukawa, Japanese American pianist, singer, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Miyagi Prefecture — Japanese transcription(s)  – Japanese 宮城県  – Rōmaji Miyagi ken …   Wikipedia

  • Furukawa Station — infobox japan station namerom=Furukawa name=古川 imagesize= caption= pref=Miyagi city=Ōsaki ward= town= village= district= address= jaloc= postal= open=1913 close= oldname= presentname= station number= operator=JR East line=Tōhoku Shinkansen, East… …   Wikipedia

  • Furukawa — Ōsaki (Miyagi) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ōsaki. Ōsaki (大崎市) Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shida District, Miyagi — Shida (志田郡; gun) was a district located in Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,126 and a density of 226.17 persons per km². The total area was 128.78 km².On March 31, 2006, the district was dissolved. Former… …   Wikipedia

  • Ōsaki, Miyagi — Ōsaki 大崎市   City   …   Wikipedia

  • Ōsaki (Miyagi) — Ōsaki shi 大崎市 Geographische Lage in Japan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nishi-Furukawa Station — (西古川駅) is a JR East railway station located in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Line 2 Surrounding area 3 History 4 Ad …   Wikipedia

  • Naruko, Miyagi — Mori no Yu outdoor bath at dusk Naruko (鳴子町, Naruko chō?) is a former town …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”