- Higashiōmi, Shiga
Infobox City Japan
Name= Higashiōmi
JapaneseName= 東近江市
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Region= Kinki
Prefecture= Shiga
District=
Area_km2= 388.58
PopDate= April 2008
Population= 117,557
Density_km2= 303
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 7
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 136
LongtitudeMinutes= 12
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese Maple
Flower= Purple Gromwell
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Kōichi Nakamura
CityHallPostalCode= 527-8527
CityHallAddress=10-5, Yōkaichi Midorimachi, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken
CityHallPhone= 0748-24-1234
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/ City of Higashiōmi] nihongo|Higashiōmi|東近江市|Higashiōmi-shi|lit. "East Ōmi" is a city located inShiga Prefecture ,Japan .As of 2008, the city has an estimated
population of 117,557 and the density of 303 persons per km². The total area is 388.58 km².The city was founded on
February 11 ,2005 with the merger of Yōkaichi and the towns of Eigenji, Gokashō, Aitō, and Kotō.Notogawa and Gamō merged into Higashiōmi on
January 1 ,2006 .Sister cities and cultural exchange cities
Higashiōmi maintains the following sister city relationships. [ [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/outside/English/page04.html "Sister Cities and Cultural Exchange City of Higashiomi"] . Higashiomi City Homepage. Retrieved on
July 10 ,2008 .]
*Changde ,Hunan ,China (sinceAugust 15 ,1994 )
*Jangam-myeon ,Chungcheongnam-do ,South Korea (sinceNovember 2 ,1992 )
*Marquette, Michigan ,USA (sinceAugust 13 ,1979 )
*Rättvik ,Dalarna County ,Sweden (sinceNovember 1 ,1994 )
*Taber, Alberta ,Canada (sinceMarch 27 ,1981 )
*Tongyeong ,Gyeongsangnam-do ,South Korea (sinceMay 26 ,2001 )See also
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Kanzaki District, Shiga
*Gamō District, Shiga
*Echi District, Shiga References
External links
* [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/ Official website] ja icon
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