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is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 33,803 and a population density of 156 persons per km2. The total area is 217.05sqkm.GeographyKuroishi is located in west-central Aomori Prefecture. The city has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.Neighbouring municipalitiesAomori PrefectureAomoriHirakawaFujisakiInakadateHistoryThe 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 the Meiji Restoration, the town of Kuroishi was established in 1898 within Minaitsugaru District in Aomori Prefecture.The modern city was founded on July 1, 1954, from the merger of the town of Kuroishi absorbing with the villages of Nakago, Rokugo, Yamagata and Aseishi. On October 1, 1956, Kuroishi absorbed a portion of Onoe.