Tsubame, Niigata

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**Tsubame**
燕市
Tsubame's location in Niigata, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Niigata
Physical characteristics
Area	110.88 km² (42.81 sq mi)
Population (as of )
Total	84,697
Location	37°40′N 138°56′E / 37.667, 138.933Coordinates: 37°40′N 138°56′E / 37.667, 138.933
Symbols
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Tsubame Government Office
Mayor	Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Address	〒959-0295 1-1 Yoshida-Hinode-cho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken
Phone number	0256-92-2111
Official website: City of Tsubame

Tsubame (燕市, Tsubame-shi^?) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by merging with 4 towns and villages. Nearly 52 years later on March 20, 2006, the old Tsubame merged with Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.

1 Municipal Timeline
2 Government
- 2.1 Mergers
3 Sister Cities
4 External links

[edit] Municipal Timeline

March 31, 1954-The city of Tsubame was founded by merging with 4 towns and villages.
March 20, 2006-The old Tsubame merged with the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.

[edit] Government

The current mayor is Kiyoshi Kobayashi, the last mayor of the town of Bunsui.

[edit] Mergers

As written above, on March 20, 2006, the old city of Tsubame merged with the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.