  is a city located in niigata prefecture, japan. the city was founded on march 31, 1954. as of april 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 83,176 and a population density of 750.14 persons per kmÂ². the total area is 110.88 kmÂ². == municipal timeline == * march 31, 1954 - the city of tsubame was founded by merging with 4 towns and villages. * march 20, 2006 - tsubame absorbed the towns of bunsui and yoshida (both from nishikanbara district) to create the new and expanded city of tsubame. == government == the current mayor is kiyoshi kobayashi, the last mayor of the town of bunsui. == sister cities == * sheboygan, wisconsin, united states-since january 11, 1996 * dundee, michigan and tsubame have an exchange program through their local middle school. == famous people from tsubame == * chinami nishimura (politician) * killer khan (professional wrestler) * kiriko nananan (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) mieko inoue (architecte dplg (france) == external links ==  * tsubame city official website  
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