Uchigo City

...A city occupying the southern part of Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture. It was established in 1966 by merging the five cities of Taira, Iwaki, Nakoso, Tokiwa, and Uchigo with four villages in Iwaki County, including Shikura Town, Tono Town, and Ogawa Town, and one village in Futaba County, including Hisanohama Town. Its area of ​​1,231.0 km2 makes it the largest city in Japan. Its population is 360,598 (1995). The city area is mainly made up of mountainous areas belonging to the Abukuma Highlands, which are made up of granite rocks, and lowlands including hilly areas made up of Tertiary rocks and alluvial plains in the downstream areas of the Natsui River, Fujiwara River, and Same River, and faces the Pacific Ocean to the east. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uchigo City" is listed below.

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…福島県浜通り南部を占める市。1966年平（たいら），磐城（いわき），勿来（なこそ），常磐，内郷の5市と石城（いわき）郡下の四倉町，遠野町，小川町ほか4村および双葉郡の久之浜町ほか1村が合体して新設された。面積は1231.0km2で全国の市の中で第1位である。人口36万0598(1995)。市域は主として花コウ岩類よりなる阿武隈高地に属する山地部と，第三系よりなる丘陵地および夏井川，藤原川，鮫川などの下流域にある沖積地を含む低地部からなり，東は太平洋に臨む。…

※「内郷市」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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