Niigata (ceety)

is the caipital an the maist populous ceety o Niigata Prefectur, Japan. It lies on the northwast coast o Honshū, the lairgest island o Japan, an faces the Sea o Japan an Sado Island.

Wi a lang history as a port toun, Niigata became a free port follaein the Meiji Restoration. Niigata's ceety govrenment wis established in 1889. Mergers wi nearbi municipalities in 2005 alloued the ceety's population tae jump tae 810,000. The annexation o the surroonding aurie haes an aa gien the ceety the greatest rice paddy field acreage in Japan. On 1 Aprile 2007, it became the first govrenment-designatit ceety on the Japan Sea coast o Honshū.

 History 
 Mergers 
 On 1 Aprile 1889 - the veelage o Sekiya wis amalgamatit intae the toun o Niigata.
 On 1 Aprile 1914 - The toun o Nuttari frae Nakakanbara Destrict wis amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 1 Juin 1943 - The veelage o Ohgata frae Nakakanbara Destrict wis amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 8 December 1943 - The veelages o Ishiyama an Toyano frae Nakakanbara Destrict wur amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 5 Aprile 1954 - The veelage o Matsugasakihama frae Kitakanbara Destrict wis amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 1 November 1954 - The veelages o Nigorikawa, Minamihama frae Kitakanbara Destrict an the veelage o Sakaiwa frae Nishikanbara Destrict wur amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 3 Mey 1957 - The veelages o Ryokawa, Sonoki an Oheyama frae Nakakanbara Destrict wur amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 11 Januar 1960 - The toun o Uchino frae Nishikanbara Destrict wis amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 1 Juin 1961 - The veelages o Nakanokoya an Akatsuka frae Nishikanbara Destrict wur amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 1 Januar 2001 - The toun o Kurosaki frae Nishikanbara Destrict wis amalgamatit intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 12 Mairch 2005 - The ceety o Niitsu, Shirone an Toyosaka, the touns o Kameda, Kosudo an Yokogoshi frae Nakakanbara Destrict an the toun o Nishikawa an the veelages o Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi an Tsukigata frae Nishikanbara Destrict wur aw merged intae the ceety o Niigata.
 On 10 October 2005 - The toun o Maki frae Nishikanbara Destrict merged intae the ceety o Niigata.

 Sister ceeties 
Niigata maintains sister ceety ties wi sax ceeties:

  Galveston, Unitit States (1965)
  Khabarovsk, Roushie (1965)
  Harbin, Cheenae (1979)
  Vladivostok, Roushie (1991)
  Birobidzhan, Roushie (Ance a sister ceety o Toyosaka, Niigata assumed the sister ceety honors in 2005)
  Nantes, Fraunce (2009, shiftit frae friendship ceety syne 1999)

In addition, special exchynge agreements hae been set up wi:
  Kingston upon Hull, Unitit Kinrick
  Ulsan, Republic o Korea (2007)

 Sports 
 J. League (Fitbaa/Soccer)
 Albirex Niigata play at Big Swan Stadium
 Bj league (Basketbaa)
 Niigata Albirex BB play at Toki Messe

 References 


Category:Ceeties in Niigata Prefectur
Category:Port dounsets in Japan
Category:Populatit coastal places in Japan
Category:Atomic bombins o Hiroshima an Nagasaki