Niigata
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Niigata is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Niigata draws 6,814 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #15 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Wetland City Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Niigata Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[6], Shinano River[7], Agano River[8], Lake Toyanogata[9]
- Head of government: Yaichi Nakahara[10]
- Continent: Asia[11]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[12], big city[13], city of Japan[14]
- Capital: Chūō-ku[15]
- Shares border with: Shibata[16], Agano[17], Gosen[18], Kamo[19], Sanjō-shi[20], Tsubame[21], Nagaoka[22], Seiro[23], Tagami[24], Yahiko[25], Sado[26]
- Anthem: municipal anthem of Niigata[27]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kita-ku[28], Higashi-ku[29], Chūō-ku[30], Kōnan-ku[31], Akiha-ku[32], Minami-ku[33], Nishi-ku[34], Nishikan-ku[35]
- Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[36], Galveston[37], Khabarovsk[38], Birobidzhan[39], Nantes[40], Harbin[41], Kingston upon Hull[42]
- Legislative body: 新潟市議会[43]
- Postal code: 951-8550[44]
- Commons category: Niigata, Niigata[45]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[46]
- Local dialing code: 25[47]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[48], April 9, 1879[49]
- Highest point: Mount Tahō[50]
- Located in/on physical feature: Echigo Plain[51]
- Pseudonym: 水の都[52], 柳都[53]
- Official website: https://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/[54], https://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/multilingual/[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niigata (city)[56]
- Commons gallery: 新潟市[57]
- Population: 790,646[58], 804,193[59], 810,157[60], 811,901[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Niigata include Niigata Prefecture[62], a prefecture of Japan[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1870[65]; Niigata Station[66], a railway station[67], in Japan[68], founded in 1904[69]; and Niigata Airport[70], an airport[71], in Japan[72], founded in 1929[73].
Why It Matters
Niigata has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Niigata is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
Entities named for Niigata include Niigata Prefecture[62], a prefecture of Japan[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1870[65]; Niigata Station[66], a railway station[67], in Japan[68], founded in 1904[69]; and Niigata Airport[70], an airport[71], in Japan[72], founded in 1929[73].