
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,354 with 20,047 households, and a population density of 96.1 persons per km2. Its total area was .
{{Infobox settlement | name = Minamiuonuma | native_name = | official_name = | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = ツインタワー石打 TwinTower Ishiuchi - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Ishiuchi Resort area | image_flag = Flag of Minamiuonuma Niigata.svg | flag_alt = | image_seal = Emblem of Minamiuonuma, Niigata.svg | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_blank_emblem = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture Ja.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Minamiuonuma in Niigata | pushpin_map = Japan | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = 2. Its total area was .
==Geography== thumb|Mount Hakkai Minamiuonuma is situated in a valley in a mountainous region of Niigata Prefecture, located on Honshu, Japan's largest and most centralised island. Dotted with ski lodges and other winter activity facilities, the city is in a region known as "Snow Country"; indeed, Minamiuonuma sits at an average elevation of around 617 m (2,024 ft) above sea level, creating a wintry climate in the coldest months of the year. The city sits just between Mount Sakado to the southeast, which measures 634 m (2,080 ft) tall, and Masugata Yama, measuring some 747 m (2,450 ft) above sea level, to the northwest. The highest peaks in the area reach well over 1600 m (5,249 ft), and some measure as high as 2000 m (approx. 6,700 ft).
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