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located in

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 14,025 in 4715 households, and a

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of 373 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Seirō is located in central Niigata Prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Niigata and Shibata, with a small coastline on the

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Surrounding municipalities

** Kita-ku ** Shibata

Climate

Seirō has a humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Seirō is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1940 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Seirō population statistics
/ref> the population of Seirō has grown slightly over the past 50 years.

History

The area of present-day Seirō was part of ancient

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. After the

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, the area was organized as part of Kitakanbara District, Niigata. The village of Seirō was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status in August 1977.

Economy

The local economy was formerly dependent on

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, but is now dominated by industry, notably the production of precision components and food processing. The Higashi-Niigata Thermal Power Station, a large fossil-fuel

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operated by Tohoku Electric, is located in Seirō. The Port of Niigata is a major employer.

Education

Seirō has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

* Seirō is not served by any passenger train routes.

Highway

* * *

References

External links

*
Official website
Towns in Niigata Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan {{Niigata-geo-stub