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Encyclopedia > Shunan, Yamaguchi
Map showing location of Shunan in Yamaguchi Prefecture (as of 2006).
Map showing location of Shunan in Yamaguchi Prefecture (as of 2006).

Shūnan (周南市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1081x740, 33 KB) Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture highlighting Shunan city. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1081x740, 33 KB) Map of Yamaguchi Prefecture highlighting Shunan city. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 155,157 and the density of 236.52 persons per km². The total area is 656.00 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging former two cities Tokuyama and Shinnanyo. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tokuyama was one of two cities (the other being Shinnanyo, Yamaguchi) that merged in April 21, 2003 to become Shunan, Yamaguchi. ... Shinnanyo was one of two cities (the other being Tokuyama) that merged in April 21, 2003 to become Shunan, Yamaguchi. ...


External links

  • Shunan official website in Japanese
  • Kaiten Memorial Museum
Shadow picture of Yamaguchi Prefecture Yamaguchi Prefecture
Symbol of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Cities
Hagi | Hikari | Hofu | Iwakuni | Kudamatsu | Mine | Nagato | Sanyo-Onoda | Shimonoseki | Shunan | Ube | Yamaguchi (capital) | Yanai
Districts
Abu | Kuga | Kumage | Mine | Oshima
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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Yamaguchi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (521 words)
The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki.
Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly divided into Nagato and Suo provinces.
the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnanyo+the towns of Kumage from Kumage District+Kano from Tsuno District=city of Shunan.
Yamaguchi Prefecture Summary (861 words)
Yamaguchi Prefecture is situated in the west of the Japanese island of Honshu.
Occupying an area of 6,108 square kilometers, Yamaguchi is bordered by the Sea of Japan, the Inland Sea, and the Hibiki Sea and by Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures.
The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the prefecture.
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