- Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Infobox City Japan
Name= Kashiwazaki
JapaneseName= 柏崎市
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Region=Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture=Niigata
District=
Area_km2=442.70
PopDate=May 2008
Population=92,947
Density_km2=210
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 37
LatitudeMinutes= 22
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 138
LongtitudeMinutes= 34
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Pine
Flower=Goldband lily
Bird=
Symbol
SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Hiroshi Aida
CityHallPostalCode=945-8511
CityHallAddress=5-50, Chūōchō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken
CityHallPhone= 0257-23-5111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kashiwazaki.niigata.jp/ Kashiwazaki City]nihongo|Kashiwazaki|柏崎市|Kashiwazaki-shi is a city located in Niigata,
Japan .As of
May 1 ,2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 92,947 and the density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 442.70 km².Kashiwazaki is host to many cultural events every year, including the Kaze no Jin festival in May, En Ma Ichi in June, DonGALA in July, and Gion, also in July.
The City is also home to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
nuclear power plant , the largest nuclear generating station in the world by net electrical power rating.Municipal Timeline
The city was founded on
July 1 ,1940 . (It will be the fifth city ever created withinNiigata Prefecture ).2007 Earthquake
On
July 16 ,2007 , a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off the coast of Kashiwazaki, killing at least 8, and injuring more than 700, causing massive power outages, atsunami warning, and other disasters. The quake, the strongest to ever hit a nuclear power plant, forced the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to shut down for 10 months as of May 2008. [ [http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/07/17/japan-earthquake-stocks-markets-equity-cx_vk_0717markets2.html Japanese Stocks Hit By Aftershocks Of Quake - Forbes.com ] ] [ [http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-japan-quake-and-kashiwazaki.html NEI Nuclear Notes: More on the Japan Quake and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant ] ] See also: Effects of the Chūetsu offshore earthquake on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power PlantMergers
* November 1, 1968 - The city absorbed the village of Kurohime from Kariwa District.
* May 1, 1971 - The city absorbed the town of Hōjō from Kariwa District.
* April 1, 1989 - The city absorbed part of the town of Kakizaki from Nakakubiki District.
* May 1, 2005 - The city absorbed the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi both from Kariwa District.
* Oct 1, 2010 - Kashiwazaki-shi will merge into Nagaoka-shi.Famous persons from Kashiwazaki
*
Motoei Shinzawa
*Makoto Ogawa
*Akiko Yajima Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.city.kashiwazaki.niigata.jp/ Kashiwazaki official website] in Japanese
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