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Namerikawa
滑川市 | |
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 Namerikawa City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Namerikawa in Toyama Prefecture | |
  Namerikawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′51.7″N 137°20′28.2″E / 36.764361°N 137.341167°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Toyama |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tetsuo Mizuno (from February 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1st 2024) | |
| • Total | 32,728[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Pine |
| • Flower | Chrysanthemum morifolium |
| • Flowering Tree | Rhododendron |
| • Fish | Firefly squid |
| Phone number | 076-475-2111 |
| Address | Jikei-machi 104, Namerikawa-shi, Toyama-ken 936-8601 |
| Website | www |
Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024[update], 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.
- ^ https://www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/material/files/group/2/20240101_population.csv [bare URL]
- ^ "地域別・年齢別人口|滑川市".
- ^ http://www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/ Official statistics from home page](in Japanese)