Niigata (city)

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Niigata 新潟市
Designated city
Niigata City
Niigata skylines from Toki Messe Bandai Bridge Old Niigata Customs Government Building Niigata Minatopia Niigata Prefectural Government Memorial Hall Furumachi area Bandai City
Flag Seal
Location of Niigata in Niigata Prefecture
Niigata
Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 139°2′11″E / 37.91611°N 139.03639°E / 37.91611; 139.03639
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Niigata
City Status	April 1, 1889[citation needed] city incorporation [ja] )
Government
• Mayor	Yaichi Nakahara (from November, 2018)
Area
• Designated city	726.45 km2 (280.48 sq mi)
Population  (July 1, 2019)
• Designated city	797,591
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
• Metro [1] (2015)	1,060,013 (17th)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	025-243-4894
Address	1-602-1 Gakkōchō-dōri, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8550
Climate	Cfa
Website	city.niigata.lg.jp
Symbols
Bird	Swan
Flower	Tulip
Tree	Willow

Niigata
"Niigata" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	新潟
Transcriptions Romanization Niigata

Niigata (新潟市, Niigata-shi, [niːɡata]) is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the most populous city on the west coast of Honshu, and the second populous city in Chūbu region after Nagoya. It faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island. As of 1 September 2022^[update], the city had an estimated population of 779,049, and a population density of 1,072 persons per km². The total area is 726.45 square kilometres (280.48 sq mi). Greater Niigata, the Niigata Metropolitan Employment Area, has a GDP of US$43.3 billion as of 2010.^[2][3]

It is the only government-designated city on the west coast of Honshu. It has the greatest habitable area of cities in Japan.