Tsubame

Tsubame City Hall
Tsubame-shi ; 燕市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 40 ' N , 138 ° 55' E Coordinates: 37 ° 40 '12 " N , 138 ° 55' 21" E
Basic data
Surface:	110.88 km²
Residents :	77,307 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	697 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15213-7
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Tsubame City Hall ; 1 - 1 , Yoshida-Hinode-cho; Tsubame -shi ; Niigata 959-0295
Website URL:	http://www.city.tsubame.niigata.jp
Location Tsubames in Niigata Prefecture

Tsubame ( Japanese 燕市 , -shi ) is a city in the interior of Niigata Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Tsubame is south of Niigata and north of Nagaoka .

history

The city of Tsubame was created on March 31, 1954 by merging the small town ( Machi ) Tsubame with the surrounding villages ( Mura ) Matsunaga ( 松長村 ), Konakagawa ( 小中川村 ) and Koike ( 小池村 ). On March 20, 2006, Yoshida- machi was united with Tsubame.

traffic

Train:
- JR - Jōetsu Shinkansen : Tsubame-Sanjō Station , to Niigata and Tokyo
- JR Yahiko Line
- JR Echigo Line
Street:
- Hokuriku Highway
- National road 116,289

sons and daughters of the town

Kamekura Yūsaku (1915–1997), graphic artist and graphic designer from Yoshida
Suzuki Torao (1878–1963), sinologist from Yoshida

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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

Official website in Japanese