Niigata (city)
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Niigata 新潟市 |
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| City of Niigata | |||
From top left: NEXT21, Bandai Bridge, Toki Messe, Niigata Stadium, Central Niigata and Shinano River in the night, Rainbow Tower
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 Location of Niigata in Niigata Prefecture |
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 Niigata
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| Coordinates: 37°54′58.3″N 139°2′11″E / 37.916194°N 139.03639°ECoordinates: 37°54′58.3″N 139°2′11″E / 37.916194°N 139.03639°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) | ||
| Prefecture | NIigata | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Akira Shinoda | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 726.45 km2 (280.48 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2016) | |||
| • Total | 807,450 | ||
| • Density | 1,110/km2 (2,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Willow | ||
| • Flower | Tulip | ||
| • Bird | Swan | ||
| Phone number | 025-243-4894 | ||
| Address | 1-602-1 Gakkōchō-dōri, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8550 | ||
| Website | www |
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Niigata (新潟市 Niigata-shi?, Japanese: [nìígátá]) is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, in the Chūbu region and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.
As of 1 June 2016[update], the city had an estimated population of 807,450 and a population density of 1,110 persons per km². The total area is 726.45 square kilometres (280.48 sq mi). Greater Niigata, Niigata Metropolitan Employment Area, has a GDP of US$43.3 billion as of 2010.
With a long history as a port town, Niigata became a free port following the Meiji Restoration. Niigata's city government was established in 1889. Mergers with nearby municipalities in 2005 allowed the city's population to jump to 810,000. The annexation of the surrounding area has also given the city the greatest rice paddy field acreage in Japan. On April 1, 2007, it became the first government-designated city on the Japan Sea coast of Honshu.
People have inhabited the Niigata area since the Jōmon period, though much of the current land was still beneath the sea at the time. According to the Nihon Shoki, a fortress was built in the area in AD 647.
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