Hirakawa, Aomori

Infobox City Japan
Name= Hirakawa
JapaneseName= 平川市
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Region= Tōhoku
Prefecture= Aomori Prefecture
District=
Area_km2= 345.81
PopDate= April 2008
Population= 34,861
Density_km2= 99.7
Coords= coord|40|35|03|N|140|33|59|E|display=inline,title|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Japanese Black Pine ("Pinus thunbergii")
Flower= Indian Lotus ("Nelumbo nucifera")
Bird= Oriental Turtle Dove ("Streptopelia orientalis")
Mayor= Michio Sotokawa
CityHallPostalCode= 036-0104
CityHallAddress= 25-6 Kashiwagichō Fujiwara, Hirakawa-shi, Aomori-ken
CityHallPhone= 0172-44-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp/ City of Hirakawa]

Hirakawa (平川市; -shi) is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The city was founded on January 1, 2006, as a result of the merger between the towns of Hiraka and Onoe and the village of Ikarigaseki (all from Minamitsugaru District).

External links

* [http://www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp/ Hirakawa official website]