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Also known as Arai, Myoko City, Myoko-shi, Arai City, Arai-shi, Myōkō-shi

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Official name
妙高市
Country
Japan
Population
35457
Area
445.52
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Shares border with
Otari
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.

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