It reads しらかわし — Shirakawa Shi.
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Shirakawa is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,393 in 23,546 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 305.3 square kilometres (117.9 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shirakawa.
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白河市 is read しらかわし (Shirakawa Shi). It is a city in Fukushima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Shirakawa has a population of 59,044 across 305 km², making it the 433rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 58 in Fukushima.
The closest municipalities to Shirakawa are Nishigo Mura (5 km), Izumizaki Mura (7 km), Nakajima Mura (12 km).