Shimada (島田市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 75,463 and the density of 575.88 persons per km². The total area is 131.04 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on January 1, 1948. It is twinned with Richmond, California in the USA. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Richmond is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ...
External links
Official website (http://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/) in Japanese