Shunan
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Shūnan (周南市 Shūnan-shi) is a ceety locatit in east central Yamaguchi Prefectur, Japan.
Shūnan 周南市 | |
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City | |
Location of Shūnan in Yamaguchi | |
Coordinates: 34°3′N 131°48′E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku |
Prefectur | Yamaguchi |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Kenichiro Kimura (since May 2011) |
Area | |
• Total | 656.13 km2 (253.33 sq mi) |
Population (December 31, 2009) | |
• Total | 153,681 |
• Density | 234.22/km2 (606.6/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
• Flouer | Salvia splendens |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
City Hall Address | 1-1 Kisan-dōri, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-8655 |
Website | Ceety o Shūnan |
The ceety wis foondit on 21 Aprile 2003, mergin twa umwhile ceeties, Tokuyama an Shinnan'yō an twa touns, Kano an Kumage.
Its name is derivit frae the first character (周) o the name o the umwhile Suō Province (周防国), an the character for sooth (南), reflectin its location, comprisin hintle o the soothren pairt o the auld province.
The ceety is bordered in the wast bi the ceeties o Yamaguchi an Hōfu, in the east bi Iwakuni, in the sootheast bi Hikari an Kudamatsu, an in the north bi Yoshika, Shimane Prefecture. Tae the sooth is the Inland Sea.
Fuid processin company o Shimaya, heidquarter base on Shunan. An aw, petroleum company o Idemitsu Kosan, chemical company o Tosoh and Tokuyama, iron product company o Nisshin Steel, which plant base on Shunan.
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