Myōkō
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city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūbu ( Kōshin'etsu ) ( Hokuriku )
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Total
- 445.63 km (172.06 sq mi)
- Density
- 70.404/km (182.34/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0255-72-5111
- Address
- 5-1 Sakaemachi, Myoko-shi, Niigata-ken 944-8686
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Blue-and-white flycatcher
- Flower
- Glaucidium palmatum
- Tree
- Fagus crenata
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Official name
- 妙高市
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Niigata Prefecture
- Population
- 35457
- Area
- 445.52
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Otari
- Official website
- www.city.myoko.niigata.jp
- Image
- Myoko City Office.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Zermatt
- Commons category
- Myoko, Niigata
- topic's main category
- Category:Myōkō, Niigata
- native label
- 妙高市
- name in kana
- みょうこうし
- inception
- 1954-11-01
- associated electoral district
- Niigata 5th district
- transliteration or transcription
- Myoko-shi
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Encyclopedic overview
Myōkō City Hall Myōkō (妙高市, Myōkō-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 31,374 in 12,408 households, and a population density of 70 people per km. The total area of the city was 445.63 square kilometres (172.06 sq mi). Myōkō is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myōkō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.