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Shirone

Shirone was a city located in , . The city was founded on June 1, 1959. Shirone has about 41,400 residents.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 41,400 residents
  • Description: dissolved municipality in Niigata prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shirone, Niigata”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Former Sasagawa Residence and 新潟南警察署.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.1 jp.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km northwest of Shirone.

Police station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a police station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: きんときまめ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akiha-ku and Tagami.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, , in the Hokuriku region of . As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 76,086 in 29,843 households and a population density of 800 persons per km². is situated 7 km east of Shirone.

Town
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is a town located in , . As of 1 July 2019, the town had an estimated population of 11,481 across 4,203 households and a population density of 362 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 31.71 square kilometres. is situated 8 km south of Shirone.

Shirone

Latitude
37.76528° or 37° 45′ 55″ north
Longitude
139.03999° or 139° 2′ 24″ east
Population
41,400
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
8Q9XQ28Q+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8956387416
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1851813
Wiki­data ID
Q711610
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovak—“Shirone” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “白根市”
  • Czech: “Shirone”
  • Czech: “Širone”
  • French: “Shirone”
  • Irish: “Shirone”
  • Japanese: “Shirone-shi”
  • Japanese: “しろね”
  • Japanese: “白根”
  • Japanese: “白根市”
  • Japanese: “白根町”
  • Korean: “시로네시”
  • Persian: “شیرونه، نیگاتا”
  • Persian: “شیرونه”
  • Portuguese: “Shirone”
  • Slovak: “Shirone”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nabegata and Izumi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 新潟県立白根高等学校 and 新潟市立白根第一中学校.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shirone”. Photo: Drph17, CC BY 4.0.