is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Niigata

Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

, 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

Nishikanbara District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 20, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 8,537. The total area is 25.22 km².- Towns and villages :On March 20, 2006, the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida merged with the former city of Tsubame...

 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
  Bunsui, Niigata
  was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,130. The total area was 39.61 km²....
  
   and Yoshida
  Yoshida, Niigata
  was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan. Yoshida is now a part of Tsubame.As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 24,937. The total area was 32.00 km²....
  
   from Nishikanbara District
  Nishikanbara District, Niigata
  is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 20, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 8,537. The total area is 25.22 km².- Towns and villages :On March 20, 2006, the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida merged with the former city of Tsubame...
  
   to form the new city of Tsubame.

Government

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

Bunsui, Niigata

was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,130. The total area was 39.61 km²....

.

Mergers

As written above, on March 20, 2006, the old city of Tsubame merged with the towns of Bunsui

Bunsui, Niigata

was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 15,130. The total area was 39.61 km²....

 and Yoshida

Yoshida, Niigata

was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan. Yoshida is now a part of Tsubame.As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 24,937. The total area was 32.00 km²....

 from Nishikanbara District

Nishikanbara District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 20, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 8,537. The total area is 25.22 km².- Towns and villages :On March 20, 2006, the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida merged with the former city of Tsubame...

 to form the new city of Tsubame.

Sister cities

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Sheboygan, Wisconsin

-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...

, United States

United States

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-since January 11, 1996Dundee, Michigan

Dundee, Michigan

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 and Tsubame

Tsubame

Tsubame can refer to:* Tsubame, Niigata, a city in Japan* Tsubame , the name of a Japanese train service* Tsubame Ozuno, a character in the anime and manga series Urusei Yatsura...

 have an exchange program through their local middle school.

Famous People from Tsubame

• Chinami Nishimura
  Chinami Nishimura (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tsubame, Niigata she attended Niigata University , a language school in Bangkok, Thailand, and University of Bristol in England...
  
   (politician)
• Killer Khan
  Killer Khan
  is a retired professional wrestler. Popularly known as Killer Khan, he was billed from Mongolia and had numerous high-profile matches with André the Giant in the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980s, including the first ever "stretcher match"...
  
   (professional wrestler)
• Kiriko Nananan
  Kiriko Nananan
  is a female Japanese manga artist. She is famous for her realistic josei work featuring understated artwork with a sense of detachment. In addition she has affiliated herself with the "La nouvelle manga" movement. Her first work was published in Garo in 1993. Two of her works have been made into...
  
   (manga artist)
• Yusaku Kamekura (graphic designer)
• Shigeji Kaneko (boxer)
• Kaori Uesugi (enka singer)
• Yasuo Harada (shogi player)
• Junji Hoshino (baseball player)
• Misao Yokoyama (Nihonga painter)

External links

• Tsubame official website in Japanese