Tsubame (燕市, Tsubame-shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.
The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by merging with 4 towns and villages. Nearly 52 years later on March 20, 2006, the old Tsubame merged with Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame.
The current mayor is Kiyoshi Kobayashi, the last mayor of the town of Bunsui.
As written above, on March 20, 2006, the old city of Tsubame merged with the towns o...
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Area:
- 110.88 km² (42.811 mi² )
Also known as:
- Tsubame, Niigata