Handa, Aichi

Handa, Aichi

Infobox City Japan
Name= Handa
JapaneseName= 半田市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Aichi
District= Chita
Area_km2= 47.22
PopDate= October 1, 2005
Population= 117,748
Density_km2= 2493.60
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 54
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 136
LongtitudeMinutes= 56
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese Black Pine
Flower=
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Izō Sakakibara
CityHallPostalCode= 475-8666
CityHallAddress= 2-1 Tōyō-chō, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0569-21-3111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.handa.aichi.jp/ City of Handa]

nihongo|Handa|半田市|Handa-shi is a city located in Aichi, Japan, which was founded on October 1, 1937. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 114,336 and the density of 2,421.35 persons per km². The total area is 47.22 km².

Influenced by the opening of a Dow Chemical Company plant in Handa, the city has a sister city to Midland, Michigan, USA, the world headquarters of the corporation [http://www.midland-mi.org/government/manager/sistercity.htm] .

Famous people

The famous author Niimi Nankichi was born in Handa in 1913.

External links

*ja icon [http://www.city.handa.aichi.jp/ Official website]
**en icon [http://www.city.handa.aichi.jp/joho/shigoto/welcometohanda/e-shichou/index.shtml English version]


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