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Namerikawa
Sign in to savecity in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūbu ( Hokuriku )
- Prefecture
- Toyama
- Mayor
- Tetsuo Mizuno (from February 2022)
- Total
- 54.63 km (21.09 sq mi)
- Density
- 599.1/km (1,552/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Tree
- Pine
- Flower
- Chrysanthemum morifolium
- Flowering tree
- Rhododendron
- Fish
- Firefly squid
- Phone number
- 076-475-2111
- Address
- Jikei-machi 104, Namerikawa-shi, Toyama-ken 936-8601
- Website
- www .city .namerikawa .toyama .jp
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
滑川市ホームページ／滑川市
city.namerikawa.toyama.jp →Link to the official site · 17,194 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Official name
- 滑川市
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kaminiikawa district
- Population
- 33676
- Area
- 54.63
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Body of water
- Toyama Bay
- Shares border with
- Kamiichi
- Official website
- www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp
- Image
- Namerikawa City Hall.jpg
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- Commons category
- Namerikawa, Toyama
- topic's main category
- Category:Namerikawa, Toyama
- native label
- 滑川市
- name in kana
- なめりかわし
- external data available at URL
- www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/shisei/10/4414.html
- inception
- 1954-03-01
- replaces
- Kamiichi
- twinned administrative body
- Toyokoro
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Encyclopedic overview
Firefly Squid Museum in Namerikawa Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 32,728 in 12,372 households and a population density of 605 persons per km. Its total area was 54.63 square kilometres (21.09 sq mi). The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famous glowing firefly squid (ほたるいか, hotaru-ika), which surface yearly in a phenomenon; thus, the waters of Namerikawa have been designated a Special Natural Monument by the Japanese government. The city was founded on March 1, 1954.
Geography
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