Myōkō (city)
Myōkō-shi 妙 高市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
Region : | Chūbu | |
Prefecture : | Niigata | |
Coordinates : | 37 ° 2 ' N , 138 ° 15' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 445.52 km² | |
Residents : | 31,116 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 70 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 15217-0 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Notched beech | |
Flower : | Glaucidium palmatum | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Myōkō City Hall 5 - 1 , Sakae-chō Myōkō -shi Niigata 944-8686 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.myoko.niigata.jp | |
Location Myōkōs in Niigata Prefecture | ||
Myōkō ( Japanese 妙 高市 , - shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .
geography
Myōkō is south of Jōetsu and north of Nagano .
history
The city of Myōkō was founded on April 1, 2005 from the Shi Arai , the Chō Myōkōkōgen and the Mura Myōkō . The name of the new city comes only indirectly from the village, but refers to the 2,454 m high mountain Myōkō .
traffic
- Street:
- Jōshinetsu Highway
- National road 18 : to Takasaki
- National Road 292
- Railroad:
Neighboring cities and communities
Town twinning
- Schruns , Tschagguns (since 2004), originally with the Mura Myōkō
- Zermatt
sons and daughters of the town
- Homare Kishimoto (* 1980), ski jumper
- Reruhi Shimizu (* 1993), ski jumper
- Mie Takeda (* 1976 in what was then Myōkōkōgen), biathlete
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 15, 2016 .
Web links
Commons : Myōkō - collection of images, videos and audio files