Itoigawa, Niigata
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Itoigawa 糸魚川市 |
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Itoigawa City Hall
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 Location of Itoigawa in Niigata |
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 Itoigawa
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| Coordinates: 37°2′20.5″N 137°51′45.6″E / 37.039028°N 137.862667°ECoordinates: 37°2′20.5″N 137°51′45.6″E / 37.039028°N 137.862667°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) | ||
| Prefecture | NIigata | ||
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| • Total | 746.24 km2 (288.12 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2016) | |||
| • Total | 44,684 | ||
| • Density | 59.9/km2 (155/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Fagus crenata | ||
| • Flower | Lilium japonicum | ||
| • Bird | Common kingfisher | ||
| • Stone | Jade | ||
| Phone number | 025-552-1511 | ||
| Address | 1-2-5 Ichinomiya, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-8501 | ||
| Website | www |
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Itoigawa (糸魚川市 Itoigawa-shi?) is a city located in north-central Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 30 June 2016[update], the city had an estimated population of 44,684 and a population density of 59.9 persons per km². Its total area was 746.24 square kilometres (288.12 sq mi).
Itoigawa is located in the far southwestern corner of Niigata Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north, Nagano prefecture to the south, and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park or the Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Itoigawa is also famous for its jade which can be found on local beaches. Itoigawa also lends its name to the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, a major fault that runs from Itoigawa, through Lake Suwa to the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, forming the western border of the Fossa Magna.
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