Namerikawa, Toyama

Namerikawa
滑川市
Namerikawa City Hall
Namerikawa City Hall
Flag of Namerikawa
Official seal of Namerikawa
Location of Namerikawa in Toyama Prefecture
Location of Namerikawa in Toyama Prefecture
Namerikawa is located in Japan
Namerikawa
Namerikawa
 
Coordinates: 36°45′51.7″N 137°20′28.2″E / 36.764361°N 137.341167°E / 36.764361; 137.341167
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureToyama
Government
 • MayorTetsuo Mizuno (from February 2022)
Area
 • Total
54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1st 2024)
 • Total
32,728[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreePine
• FlowerChrysanthemum morifolium
• Flowering TreeRhododendron
• FishFirefly squid
Phone number076-475-2111
AddressJikei-machi 104, Namerikawa-shi, Toyama-ken 936-8601
Websitewww.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp
Firefly Squid Museum in Namerikawa

Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 32,728[2] in 12,372 households [3] and a population density of 605 persons per km2. Its total area was 54.63 square kilometres (21.09 sq mi). The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famous glowing firefly squid (ほたるいか, hotaru-ika), which surface yearly in a phenomenon; thus, the waters of Namerikawa have been designated a Special Natural Monument by the Japanese government. The city was founded on March 1, 1954.

  1. ^ https://www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/material/files/group/2/20240101_population.csv [bare URL]
  2. ^ "地域別・年齢別人口|滑川市".
  3. ^ http://www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/ Official statistics from home page](in Japanese)