Shūnan, Yamaguchi

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**Shūnan**
**周南市**
Shūnan's location in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Yamaguchi
Physical characteristics
Area	656.13 km² (253.33 sq mi)
Population (as of 2006)
Total	155,902
Location	34°3′N, 131°48′E
Symbols
Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
Flower	Salvia splendens
Flag
Shūnan Government Office
Mayor	Yukio Shimazu
Address	〒745-8655 1-1 Kisan-dōri, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
Phone number	0834-22-8211
Official website: Shūnan City

Shūnan (周南市, Shūnan-shi^?) is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging the two former cities Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō and the two towns Kano and Kumage.

Its name is derived from the first character (周) of the name of the former Suō Province (周防国), and the character for south (南), reflecting its location, comprising much of the southern part of the old province.

The city is bordered in the west by the cities of Yamaguchi and Hōfu, in the east by Iwakuni, in the southeast by Hikari and Kudamatsu, and in the north by Yoshika, Shimane Prefecture. To the south is the Inland Sea.

1 History
2 Sister Cities
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

April 21, 2003: Shūnan is founded by the merger of Tokuyama, Shinnan'yō, Kano, and Kumage
May 25, 2003: Kazuto Kawamura becomes first mayor
April 22, 2007: Yukio Shimazu defeats Ken'ichirō Kimura to become city's second mayor