Minamiuonuma

Minamiuonuma-shi 南 魚 沼 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 4 '  N , 138 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 3 '56 "  N , 138 ° 52' 34"  E
Basic data
Surface:	584.82 km²
Residents :	55,871 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	96 inhabitants per km²
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Minamiuonuma City Hall 180 - 1 , Muikamachi Minamiuonuma -shi Niigata  949-6696
Website URL:	http://www.city.minamiuonuma.niigata.jp
Location of Minamiuonumas in Niigata Prefecture

Minamiuonuma ( Japanese 南 魚 沼 市 - shi , German 'South Uonuma ' ) is a city in the interior of Niigata Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Minamiuonuma is located south of Niigata and Uonuma .

history

Minamiuonuma City was established on November 1, 2004 from the former Ruikamachi and Yamata parishes.

traffic

• Train:
  • JR Jōetsu Shinkansen : Urasa Station , to Niigata and Tokyo
  • JR Jōetsu Line
• Street:
  • Kanetsu Highway
  • National road 17
  • National roads 253, 291, 353

education

• International University of Japan

Town twinning

• Sölden , since 1982

Neighboring cities and communities

• Niigata prefecture
  • Uonuma
  • Tōkamachi
  • Yuzawa
• Gunma Prefecture
  • Minakami

sons and daughters of the town

• Noriyo Hiroi (* 1976 in what was then Shiozawa), Japanese ski racer
• Ayana Onozuka (* 1988), Japanese freestyle skier
• Misaki Shigeno (* 1986), Japanese ski jumper
• Ryōhei Yamazaki (* 1989), football player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Originally with Shiozawa, which was merged with Minami-Uonuma in 2005.
2. ^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 15, 2016 . 

Web links

Commons : Minamiuonuma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website in Japanese