Kuroishi (黒石市 Kuroishi-shi) is a city located in northeastern Aomori inTōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 36,675 and a density of 169 persons per km². Its total area was 216.96 km².
Kuroishi is located in west-central Aomori Prefecture. The city has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.
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The area of Kuroishi was part of the holdings of the Tsugaru clan of Morioka Domain in the Edo period, and became Kuroishi Domain in 1809. After theMeiji Restoration, the town of Kuroishi was established in 1898 withinMinaitsugaru District.
The modern city was founded on July 1, 1954 from the merger of the town of Kuroishi with neighboring villages of Nakago, Rokugo, Yamagata and Aseishi. On October 1, 1956, the city annexed a portion of Onoe.
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