Uonuma

Uonuma-shi 魚 沼 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Niigata
Coordinates :	37 ° 14 '  N , 138 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 13 '38 "  N , 138 ° 57' 53"  E
Basic data
Surface:	946.93 km²
Residents :	34,895 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	37 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	15225-1
town hall
Address :	Uonuma City Hall 130 - 1 , Koideshima Uonuma shi Niigata  946-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.uonuma.niigata.jp
Location Uonumas in Niigata Prefecture

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

geography

Uonuma is located south of Niigata .

history

The city of Uonuma was founded on November 1, 2004 from the former parishes of Koide , Horinouchi , Yunotani , Hirokami , Morikado and Irihirose .

traffic

Koide train station

• Train:
  • JR - Jōetsu Line
  • JR Tadami Line
• Street:
  • Kan'etsu Highway
  • National road 17
  • National Road 252,290,291,352

sons and daughters of the town

• Mizue Hoshi (* 1985 in what was then Yunotani), ski racer
• Hironao Meguro (* 1973 in what was then Hirokami), biathlete
• Ken Watanabe (* 1959 in what was then Koide), actor

Neighboring cities and communities

• Tōkamachi
• Ojiya
• Nagaoka
• Sanjō (Niigata)
• Minami-uonuma

Web links

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

• Official website in Japanese