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Sanjō (三条市, Sanjō-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 95,706 in 36,201 households,[1] and a population density of 222 persons per km². The total area of the city was 431.97 square kilometres (166.78 sq mi).
Geography
Sanjō is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo via the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north and the Ikarashi-gawa River flows through the centre of the urbanised area.
Sanjō has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanjō is 13.6 °C (56.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,056.3 mm (80.96 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F).[2]
Climate data for Sanjō (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Sanjō peaked at around 1985 and has declined steadily since.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1970
102,220
—
1980
109,429
+7.1%
1990
110,228
+0.7%
2000
107,662
−2.3%
2010
102,292
−5.0%
2020
94,642
−7.5%
History
Honjoji temple
The area of present-day Sanjō was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of Sanjō Domain, a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate from 1598 to 1651. Afterwards, it was divided between Nagaoka Domain, Murakami Domain and tenryō territory administered directly by the shogunate. After the start of the Meiji period, the area was organised as part of Minamikanbara District, Niigata. The town of Sanjō was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on January 1, 1934. Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in 1961 and in 2004. On May 1, 2005, the town of Sakae, and the village of Shitada (both from Minamikanbara District) were merged into Sanjō.[5][6]
Government
Sanjō City Hall
Sanjō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.[7] On November 8, 2020, attorney Ryo Takizawa was elected to become the next mayor of Sanjō.[8]
Economy
Tsubamesanjo Regional Industries Promotion Center Research Core
Sanjō is traditionally known for its iron crafts, notably knives and scissors. The following are headquartered in Sanjō.
Asano (manufacturer of commercial fishing equipment)
It is also one of the municipalities where a local Factory Festival takes place once per year in October (Kouba no Saiten).
Education
Sanjō has 25 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government. There are four public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education, and the prefecture also operates one special education school.
^住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Sanjo-shi, Sakae-machi and Shitada-mura were incorporated into a newly established Sanjo-shi as of May 1, 2005.
^荒川区. "新潟県三条市". 荒川区公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 三条市は、新潟県のほぼ中央に位置し、平成17年5月1日に三条市・栄町・下田村の3市町村が合併し誕生したまちです。
^"新潟県三条市長選挙、滝沢亮氏が初当選". 新潟県内のニュース｜にいがた経済新聞 (in Japanese). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
^ ab"International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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