Namerikawa

city 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

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Official website

滑川市ホームページ／滑川市

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 滑川市
Population: 33676
Area: 54.63
Official website: www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp
Image: Namerikawa City Hall.jpg

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Commons 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

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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.

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