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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Kurobe, Toyama.png | image_map= Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 36 | lat_min= 52 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 137 | lon_min= 27 | lon_sec= | region= Chūbu (Hokuriku) | prefecture= Toyama Prefecture | district= | mayor= Yasuo Horiuchi | area_km2= 427.96 | population= 42,613 | population_as_of= January 31, 2012 | density_km2= 99.57 | tree= Tsuga sieboldii, Juglans | flower= Cherry blossom, Camellia | bird= | city_hall_address= 725 Mikkaichi, Kurobe-shi, Toyama-ken | city_hall_postal_code= 938-8555 | website= }} 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. ==Shigotani dormitory disaster== On December 27, 1938, a bubble avalanche of heavy snow hit a five-story dormitory building, which was owned by the Sato Kogyo construction company. The company was responsible for the construction of Shigotani dam and hydroelectricity plant from 1936 to 1940. The construction site was geologically unstable, as it was over a hot rock mining zone. According to the Toyama Prefectureal official report, 84 people died due to the 1938 avalanche; a total number of 300 people lost their lives during five years' construction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kurobe, Toyama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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