Shimada, Shizuoka
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| Shimada 島田市 |
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| Coordinates: 34°50′N 138°11′E / 34.833°N 138.183°ECoordinates: 34°50′N 138°11′E / 34.833°N 138.183°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsurō Sakurai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.88 km2 (121.96 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2010) | |
| • Total | 100,846 |
| • Density | 319/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | osmanthus |
| - Flower | rose, azalea |
| - Bird | Blue-and-White Flycatcher |
| Phone number | 547-37-8200 |
| Address | 1-1 Chūō-chō, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken 427-8501 |
| Website | www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/hisyokouhou/English.jsp |
Shimada is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
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Geography [change]
Shimada is on the Shida Plain. Several rivers pass through Shimada including the Tochiyama River and the Õi River.
Sister cities [change]
Himi, Toyama, Japan, from April 15, 1987
Huzhou, Zhejiang, China, from May 1987
Brienz, Switzerland, from August 10, 1986
Richmond, California, USA, from December 1961. Shimada and Richmond have a student exchange program.
People from Shimada [change]
- Yuki Iwata (岩田 ユキ) - movie director
Other websites [change]
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