Ojiya, Niigata
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Ojiya (小千谷（おぢや）市;-shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.
As of July 16, 2003, the city had an estimated population of 40,342. The total area is 155.12 km².
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[edit] Municipal timeline
- The city was founded on March 10, 1954.
- On October 23, 2004, the Chuetsu Earthquake struck Ojiya, causing shaking measured at shindo 6+ and causing fatalities. Electricity was lost 3 days after the earthquake.
- Yatsuo Yasui became the new mayor of Ojiya on November 29, 2006.
[edit] Municipal mergers
Recently, the city has announced that they will stay independent for a while.
[edit] Famous people from Ojiya
[edit] Adjoining communities
The following municipalities surrounding Ojiya:
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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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