Shinjo, Yamagata
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Shinjō 新庄市 |
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 Location of Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 38°46′N 140°18′E / 38.767°N 140.300°ECoordinates: 38°46′N 140°18′E / 38.767°N 140.300°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Yamagata Prefecture | ||
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| • Total | 223.08 km2 (86.13 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2013) | |||
| • Total | 37,637 | ||
| • Density | 169/km2 (440/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Momi Fir | ||
| - Flower | Hydrangea | ||
| Phone number | 0233-22-2111 | ||
| Address | 10-37 Okinomachi, Shinjō-shi, Yamagata-ken 996-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Shinjō (新庄市 Shinjō-shi?) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 2013, the city had an estimated population of 37,637 and a population density of 169 persons per km². The total area was 223.08 km².
Shinjō is located in a mountain basin in north-central Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River runs through the city.
Shinjō has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, although the months from February to June have somewhat less rainfall.
During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shinjō was part of Shinjō Domain, a 65,000 koku feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate controlled by the Tozawa clan, who ruled from 1622-1871. The domain was centered on Shinjō Castle, but the castle and most of the surrounding castle town was destroyed during the Battle of Shinjō during the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration.
After the start of the Meiji period, the area organized as Shinjō Town under Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture in 1878. The town prospered as a transportation hub with four railway lines, and as a center for horse ranches providing mounts for the Imperial Japanese Army cavalry regiments. The town largely escaped damage during World War II, save for a lone air raid, which killed six people. Shinjō became a city on April 1, 1946. It annexed the neighboring villages of Hagino on April 1, 1955 and Yamuki on September 30, 1956.
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