Shirone
白根市 | |
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Former municipality | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Seal | |
 Location of Shirone in Niigata Prefecture | |
  Shirone Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′56.9″N 139°1′9″E / 37.765806°N 139.01917°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| Merged | March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.06 km2 (29.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 39,737 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Tulip |
Shirone (白根市, Shirone-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1959.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,966 and density of 518.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,343.2/sq mi). The total area was 77.06 km2 (29.75 sq mi).
On March 21, 2005, Shirone, along with the cities of Niitsu and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Minami-ku ward.
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139.
3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。