Sanjō, Niigata

Infobox City Japan
Name= Sanjō
JapaneseName= 三条市
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Region= Chūbu, Hokuriku
Prefecture= Niigata
District=
Area_km2= 432.01
PopDate= June 1, 2007
Population= 103,554
Density_km2= 239.70
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 37
LatitudeMinutes= 38
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 138
LongtitudeMinutes= 58
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese White Pine, Taxus cuspidata
Flower= Liliaceae, Iris ensata, Sunflower
Bird= Chicken (Shiba jidori)
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Isato Kunasada
CityHallPostalCode= 955-8686
CityHallAddress= 2-3-1, Asahi-chō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken
CityHallPhone= [phone]
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.sanjo.niigata.jp/ City of Sanjō] nihongo|Sanjō|三条市|Sanjō-shi is a city located in central part of Niigata, Japan. The city has a Jōetsu Shinkansen stop at Tsubame-Sanjō (燕三条) Station.

Geography

Sanjō is located in the center of Niigata prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo by way of the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north.

Adjoining communities

From the north, following Sanjō's border counterclockwise:

*Niigata
*Tsubame
*Nagaoka
*Mitsuke
*Nagaoka
*Uonuma
*Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima
*Aga, Higashikanbara District
*Gosen
*Kamo

History

*1828
**December 18 - Sanjō Earthquake, an earthquake struck the town of Sanjō.
*1889
**April 1 - The town of Sanjō, the 30 villages is established.
*1934
**January 1 - The city of Sanjō is founded.
*1963
**January - A record-breakingheavy snowfall hits Sanjō.
*1982
**November 15 - Jōetsu Shinkansen service arrives at Tsubame-Sanjō Station
*2004
**July 12 & July 13 - 2004 Niigata-Fukushima floods, a heavy downpour causes extensive flooding in Sanjō.
*2005
**May 1 - The city of Sanjō merged with the town of Sakae and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District).

ister cities or Town Twinnings

*flagicon|CanadaVaughan, Ontario (since October 18, 1993)
*flagicon|ChinaEzhou (since April 28, 1994)

External links

* [http://www.city.sanjo.niigata.jp/ Sanjō official website] in Japanese