Place:Takaoka, Toyama, Japan

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NameTakaoka
TypeCity
Coordinates36.783°N 137.0°E
Located inToyama, Japan
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is a city in the northwestern portion of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Takaoka has the second largest population after Toyama City.

The area that is east of Kureha hill (呉羽丘陵 Kureha-kyuryo) has been called Goto (呉東), which means the east of Kureha and the area that is west of Kureha hill has been called Gosei (呉西), which means the west of Kureha.  

Toyama city is a center city of "Goto," meanwhile Takaoka city is a center of this "Gosei."

, the city had an estimated population of 173,086 in 68,350 households and a population density of 819 persons per km2. Its total area was .

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