Koori, Fukushima

Koori 桑折町
Town
Koori Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Koori in Fukushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Date District
Area
• Total	42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Population  (December 2014)
• Total	12,096
• Density	281/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Torreya nucifera, Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Peach
- Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	024-582-2111
Address	Higashi Osumi 18 Koori-machi, Date-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1611
Website	Official HP

Koori (桑折町, Koori-machi) is a town located in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the town had an estimated population of 12,096 and a population density of 281 persons per km². The total area was 42.97 km².

Geography

Koori is located in northern Fukushima prefecture, on the northern border of the Fukushima Basin.

• Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Date
  • Fukushima
  • Kunimi
• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Shiroishi

History

The area of present-day Koori was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The town of Koori was created on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. It annexed the neighboring villages of Mutsuai, Datezaki and Handa on March 31, 1954.

Economy

The economy of Koori is primarily agricultural.

Railway

• JR East- Tōhoku Main Line
  • Koori

Highway

• Japan National Route 4

International relations

• - Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA since May 15, 1992

External links

Media related to Koori, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon