Sanjō, Niigata
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- See Sanjo for other meanings.
![]() Sanjō's location in Niigata, Japan. |
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Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu, Hokuriku |
Prefecture | Niigata |
Physical characteristics | |
Area | 432.01 km² (166.80 sq mi) |
Population (as of June 1, 2007) | |
Total | 103,554 |
Density | 239.70 /km² (621 /sq mi) |
Location | Coordinates: |
Symbols | |
Tree | Japanese White Pine, Taxus cuspidata |
Flower | Liliaceae, Iris ensata, Sunflower |
Bird | Chicken (Shiba jidori) |
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Sanjō Government Office | |
Mayor | Isato Kunasada |
Address | 〒955-8686 2-3-1, Asahi-chō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken |
Phone number | +81-256-34-5511 |
Official website: City of Sanjō |
Sanjō (三条市 Sanjō-shi?) is a city located in central part of Niigata, Japan. The city has a Jōetsu Shinkansen stop at Tsubame-Sanjō (燕三条) Station.
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[edit] Geography
Sanjō is located in the center of Niigata prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo by way of the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north.
[edit] Adjoining communities
From the north, following Sanjō's border counterclockwise:
- Niigata
- Tsubame
- Nagaoka
- Mitsuke
- Nagaoka
- Uonuma
- Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima
- Aga, Higashikanbara District
- Gosen
- Kamo
[edit] History
- 1828
- December 18 - Sanjō Earthquake, an earthquake struck the town of Sanjō.
- 1889
- 1934
- January 1 - The city of Sanjō is founded.
- 1963
- January - A record-breakingheavy snowfall hits Sanjō.
- 1982
- November 15 - Jōetsu Shinkansen service arrives at Tsubame-Sanjō Station
- 2004
- 2005
- May 1 - The city of Sanjō merged with the town of Sakae and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District).
[edit] Sister cities or Town Twinnings
Vaughan, Ontario (since October 18, 1993)
Ezhou (since April 28, 1994)
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Sanjō official website in Japanese
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Kita-ku | Higashi-ku | Chūō-ku | Kōnan-ku | Akiha-ku | Minami-ku | Nishi-ku | Nishikan-ku | |||
Cities | |||
Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Jōetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myōkō | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjō | Shibata | Tainai | Tōkamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma | |||
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Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santō | |||
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