Gosen, Niigata

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Gosen (五泉市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 56,965 and a density of 382.89 persons per km². The total area is 351.87 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On January 1, 2006 Gosen merged with former Muramatsu town.

[edit] Famous people from Gosen

• Yoshifumi Kondō (anime director, character designer)
• Kazuya Tsurumaki (anime director)
• Kimio Yanagisawa (mangaka)

[edit] External links

• Gosen official website in Japanese

Niigata Prefecture
Cities
Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Joetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myoko | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjo | Shibata | Tainai | Tokamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma
Districts
Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santo
See also: Towns and villages by district edit