Jōetsu

Jōetsu City Hall
Jōetsu-shi ; 上越市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 9 ' N , 138 ° 14' E Coordinates: 37 ° 8 '52 " N , 138 ° 14' 10" E
Basic data
Surface:	973.32 km²
Residents :	189,881 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	195 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15222-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	cherry
Flower :	camellia
town hall
Address :	Jōetsu City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 3 , Kida; Jōetsu -shi ; Niigata 943-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp
Location Jōetsu in Niigata Prefecture

Jōetsu ( Japanese 上越市 , -shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .

This article describes the city of Jōetsu, founded in 1971. For the greater region of Jōetsu, see Province Kōzuke (= Jō- shū ) / Prefecture Gunma and Province Echigo (part of Esshū = "Etsu Province" ), for Jōetsu ("Upper-Etsu") as a sub-region of Echigo / Niigata, see Prefecture Niigata .

history

The Imperial Japanese Army maintained a prison camp during World War II, in which American prisoners of war had to work on coal ships, including the bomber gunner Louis Zamperini .

The city was created in 1971 through the merger of the cities of Naoetsu and Takada. Naoetsu was the seat of government in the historic Echigo Province . The city of Takada was built around 1614 by the daimyo Matsudaira Tadateru, Takada Castle.

In 2005, the communities ( machi ) Yasuzuka , Kakizaki , Ōgata , Yoshikawa , Itakura and Nadachi as well as the villages ( mura ) Uragawara , Ōshima , Maki , Kubiki , Nakagō , Kiyosato and Sanwa were incorporated.