San'yō-Onoda
Sanyo-Onoda (山陽小野田市, San'yō-Onoda-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of April 2022, the city has an estimated population of 58,978 and a population density of 470 persons per km2.[2] The total area is 132.99 km2.
San'yō-Onoda
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 Street in San'yō-Onoda | |
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 Location of San'yō-Onoda in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
  San'yō-Onoda Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′N 131°11′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hirofumi Shirai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132.99 km2 (51.35 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 62,288 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1-1 Hinode, Sanyo-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-8601 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Round Leaf Holly |
The modern city of San'yō-Onoda was established on March 22, 2005, from the merger of the city of Onoda, with the town of San'yō (from Asa District).
San'yō-Onoda is between Ube and Asa, and is largely an industrial town. It has a beach area called Kirara Beach, a manmade beach that has a few restaurants and a glass-making factory.
Education
Public University
- San'yō-Onoda City University (formerly the Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi)
Sister cities
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan since May 20, 1996.svg.png.webp)
Moreton Bay, Australia since August 18, 1992
Notable people from San'yō-Onoda
- Yohei Kurakawa, Japanese football player
- Aoki Shūzō, former Foreign Minister in Meiji period Japan
- Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler
References
- "生活保護訴訟 山陽小野田市敗訴 「廃止決定には慎重判断を」 識者「大切な判決」と評価 ／山口". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- "山陽小野田市 | 住んでみぃね！ぶちええ山口" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi.
- San'yō-Onoda official website (in Japanese)
- San'yō-Onoda official website (in English)
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