Uonuma, Niigata
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Uonuma (魚沼市, -shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 946.93 km² and a population of 45,026 (as of March 31, 2004).
[edit] History
The city was established on November 1, 2004 in a merger of Horinouchi, Koide, Yunotani, Hirokami, Sumon and Irihirose.
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Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Joetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myoko | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjo | Shibata | Tainai | Tokamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma | |||
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Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santo | |||
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[edit] Notable Natives
Akira Sakurai, noted electrophysiologist and pioneer in the analysis of bi-phasic plasticity. Also, lab basketball champion.