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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Shiga Prefecture

Population
  
117,557 (Apr 2008)

University
  
Biwako-gakuin College

Region
  
Kansai

Area
  
388.6 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 2:17 PM

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
10-5, Yōkaichi Midorimachi, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 527-8527

Website
  
www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 58% Humidity

Higashiōmi (東近江市, Higashiōmi-shi, lit. East Ōmi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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

The modern city of Higashiōmi was established on February 11, 2005, from the merger of the old city of Yōkaichi, the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns of Aitō and Kotō (both from Echi District).

On January 1, 2006, the town of Notogawa (from Kanzaki District), and the town of Gamō (from Gamō District) were merged into Higashiōmi.

Sister cities and cultural exchange cities

Higashiōmi maintains the following sister city relationships.

  • 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)

    • References

    Higashiōmi Wikipedia
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