Niigata (city)

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新潟
新潟市 · City of Niigata[1]
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Location of Niigata in Niigata
Location of Niigata in Niigata
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureNiigata
Government
 • MayorAkira Shinoda
Area
 • Total726.09 km2 (280.34 sq mi)
Population
 (January 31, 2012)
 • Total804,193
 • Density1,107.57/km2 (2,868.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeWillow
- FlowerTulip
Address1-602-1 Gakkōchō-dōri, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken
951-8550
Websitewww.city.niigata.lg.jp

Wards

Niigata has eight neighborhoods or wards (ku).[5]

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History

On April 1, 2007 Niigata City became the largest Nihonkai coast city as a government-designated city.

Niigata (city) Media

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References

  1. "Niigata's official English Name". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Niigata" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 711.
  3. Nussbaum, "Niigata-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 711.
  4. "Shinano," Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2012-6-19.
  5. Niigata City, see map at right of city homepage (in Japanese); retrieved 201-7-9.
  6. "ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

Other websites

  Media related to Niigata, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons