Higashiōmi, Shiga

Higashiōmi, Shiga

Infobox City Japan
Name= Higashiōmi
JapaneseName= 東近江市
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Region= Kinki
Prefecture= Shiga
District=
Area_km2= 388.58
PopDate= April 2008
Population= 117,557
Density_km2= 303
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 7
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 136
LongtitudeMinutes= 12
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese Maple
Flower= Purple Gromwell
Symbol
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Kōichi Nakamura
CityHallPostalCode= 527-8527
CityHallAddress=10-5, Yōkaichi Midorimachi, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken
CityHallPhone= 0748-24-1234
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/ City of Higashiōmi] nihongo|Higashiōmi|東近江市|Higashiōmi-shi|lit. "East Ōmi" is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,557 and the density of 303 persons per km². The total area is 388.58 km².

The city was founded on February 11, 2005 with the merger of Yōkaichi and the towns of Eigenji, Gokashō, Aitō, and Kotō.

Notogawa and Gamō merged into Higashiōmi on January 1, 2006.

Sister cities and cultural exchange cities

Higashiōmi maintains the following sister city relationships. [ [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/outside/English/page04.html "Sister Cities and Cultural Exchange City of Higashiomi"] . Higashiomi City Homepage. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.]
* Changde, Hunan, China (since August 15, 1994)
* Jangam-myeon, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea (since November 2, 1992)
* Marquette, Michigan, USA (since August 13, 1979)
* Rättvik, Dalarna County, Sweden (since November 1, 1994)
* Taber, Alberta, Canada (since March 27, 1981)
* Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (since May 26, 2001)

See also

* Kanzaki District, Shiga
* Gamō District, Shiga
* Echi District, Shiga

References

External links

* [http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/ Official website] ja icon


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