Tsubame, Niigata

Tsubame
燕市

City

Tsubame City Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Tsubame in Niigata Prefecture

Tsubame

Coordinates: 37°40′23.1″N 138°52′56″E / 37.673083°N 138.88222°ECoordinates: 37°40′23.1″N 138°52′56″E / 37.673083°N 138.88222°E

Country

Japan

Region

Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)

Prefecture

NIigata

Government

• Mayor

Tsutomu Suzuki (since April 2010)

Area

• Total

110.96 km² (42.84 sq mi)

Population (June 2016)

• Total

79,548

• Density

716/km² (1,850/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Symbols

• Tree

Sakura

• Flower

Salvia, Chrysanthemum, Verbena

Phone number

0256-92-1111

Address

1-1 Yoshida-Hinode-cho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0295

Website

www.city.tsubame.niigata.jp

Tsubame (燕市, Tsubame-shi^?) is a city located in north-central Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016^[update], the city had an estimated population of 79,458 and a population density of 716 persons per km². Its total area was 110.96 square kilometres (42.84 sq mi).

Tsubame is located in the coastal plains of central Niigata Prefecture, but does not have a coastline on the Sea of Japan.

The area of present-day Tsubame was part of ancient Echigo Province. The town of Tsubame was established don April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. It was raised to city status on March 31, 1954 by merging with the neighbouring villages of Koike, Konakagawa and Matsunaga. On March 20, 2006 Tsubame absorbed the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida (both from Nishikanbara District).

Tsubame has 15 public elementary schools and five public middle schools. There are three public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education, and also one special education school.

Note: Although the nearest stop on the Jōetsu Shinkansen is called Tsubame-Sanjō Station, the station is physically located in the city of Sanjō and not in Tsubame.

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