Kurobe, Toyama

Japanese Name: 黒部市
Prefecture: Toyama
Population: 42,612
Area: 426.34:
Longitude 137.4480303
Latitude 36.8715082
Homepage: http://kurobe.city.kurobe.toyama.jp/

Kurobe, Toyama

Kurobe (黒部市, Kurobe-shi) is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.

As of January 31, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 42,613, with 14,789 households and a population density of 99.57 persons per km². The total area is 427.96 km².

On March 31, 2006 the town of Unazuki (from Shimoniikawa District) was merged into Kurobe.