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Sanjō
三条市
City
Sanjō City Hall
Sanjō City Hall
Flag of Sanjō
Flag
Official seal of Sanjō
Seal
Location of Sanjō in Niigata
Location of Sanjō in Niigata
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
PrefectureNIigata
Area
 • Total431.97 km2 (166.78 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2016)
 • Total98,492
 • Density228/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeJapanese White Pine, Taxus cuspidata
• FlowerLiliaceae, Iris ensata, Sunflower
• BirdChicken (Shiba jidori)
Phone number0256-34-5511
Address2-3-1 Asahi-chō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-8686
Websitewww.city.sanjo.niigata.jp

Sanjō (三条市, Sanjō-shi) is a city located in central Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 June 2016, the city had an estimated population of 98,492 and a population density of 228 persons per km². Its total area was 431.97 square kilometres (166.78 sq mi).

Geography

Sanjō is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo via the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north and the Igarashi River flows through the centre of the urbanised area.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area of present-day Sanjō was part of ancient Echigo Province. The modern town of Sanjō was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on January 1, 1934. Heavy rain causes extensive flooding in 1961 and in 2004. On May 1, 2005 the town of Sakae, and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District) were merged into Sanjō.

Economy

  • Snow Peak (camping manufacture) is headquartered in Sanjō

Education

Sanjō has 25 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools. There are four public high schools, and also one special education school.

Politics

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Sister cities

Notable people from Sanjō

References

  1. ^ a b "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ Chihiro Kaneko
  3. ^ Tetsuji Morohashi Museum

External links

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