Tsubame, Niigata

Infobox City Japan
Name= Tsubame
JapaneseName= 燕市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Niigata
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Area_km2= 110.88
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Population= 84,697
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LatitudeDegrees= 37
LatitudeMinutes= 40
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LongtitudeDegrees= 138
LongtitudeMinutes= 56
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Kiyoshi Kobayashi
CityHallPostalCode= 959-0295
CityHallAddress= 1-1 Yoshida-Hinode-cho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken
CityHallPhone= 0256-92-2111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.tsubame.niigata.jp/ City of Tsubame]

nihongo|Tsubame|燕市|Tsubame-shi is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by merging with 4 towns and villages. Nearly 52 years later on March 20, 2006, the old Tsubame merged with Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.

Municipal Timeline

*March 31, 1954-The city of Tsubame was founded by merging with 4 towns and villages.
*March 20, 2006-The old Tsubame merged with the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.

Government

The current mayor is Kiyoshi Kobayashi, the last mayor of the town of Bunsui.

Mergers

As written above, on March 20, 2006, the old city of Tsubame merged with the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.

ister Cities

*flagicon|United StatesSheboygan, Wisconsin, United States-since January 11, 1996
*flagicon|United StatesDundee, Michigan and Tsubame have an exchange program through their local middle school.

External links

* [http://www.city.tsubame.niigata.jp/ Tsubame official website] in Japanese