is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in Okayama

Okayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

, Japan

Japan

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.

As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 34,035 (16,200 males, 17,835 females), 13,077 households and the density

Population density

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 of 42.90 persons per km². The total area is 793.27 km².

The city was founded on June 1, 1954.

On March 31, 2005 Niimi absorbed the towns of Ōsa

Osa, Okayama

was a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama, Japan.On March 31, 2005 Ōsa, along with the towns of Shingō, Tessei and Tetta, all from Atetsu District, was merged into the expanded city of Niimi....

, Shingō

Shingo, Okayama

was a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama, Japan.On March 31, 2005 Shingō, along with the towns of Ōsa, Tessei and Tetta, all from Atetsu District, was merged into the expanded city of Niimi....

, Tessei

Tessei, Okayama

was a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama, Japan.On March 31, 2005 Tessei, along with the towns of Ōsa, Shingō and Tetta, all from Atetsu District, was merged into the expanded city of Niimi....

 and Tetta

Tetta, Okayama

was a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama, Japan.On March 31, 2005 Tetta, along with the towns of Ōsa, Shingō and Tessei, all from Atetsu District, was merged into the expanded city of Niimi....

, all from Atetsu District

Atetsu District, Okayama

Atetsu was a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 13,546 and a density of 30.70 persons per km². The total area was 441.28 km².This district was dissolved on 31 March 2005....

, to become a larger and expanded Niimi.

Train service

Niimi is served by JR West's

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Niimi

Niimi Station

is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines.-History:*1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened....

 and Yagami Station

Yagami Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Yada, Tessei-chō, Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.-History:The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of two small towns which merged: the 矢 from Yada and the 神 from Kamikōjiro .*1930-02-10: Yagami Station opens when the...

s.

Sister cities

Niimi has been twinned with New Paltz, New York

New Paltz, New York

New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston, New York. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz...

 since 1998, as well as with Sidney-by-the-Sea, British Columbia since 2008.

External links

• Niimi official website in Japanese