Niihama

Niihama

Japan
      city, Ehime ken (prefecture), Shikoku, Japan. It lies on the Inland Sea coast. Originally a small fishing village, it grew after 1691 as a transit port for copper from an inland copper mine to Ōsaka. The foundation of modern smelting works (1883) and a hydroelectric company (1913) laid the basis of present industrialization in the city. The port was enlarged for the importation of foreign copper ores, and in the 1970s Niihama was the core of the East Ehime New Industrial City Program, producing copper, aluminum, chemicals, and machinery. Pop. (2005) 123,952.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Niihama — shi 新居浜市 Geographische Lage in Japan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Niihama — Niihama,   Industrie und Hafenstadt in der Präfektur Ehime, Japan, an der Nordküste der Insel Shikoku, 132 200 Einwohner; Metall , Maschinen , chemische, elektrotechnische Industrie, Kupferschmelze; bis 1973 bedeutende Kupfergruben von Besshi… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Niihama — Original name in latin Niihama Name in other language Niihama, niihama, xin ju bang State code JP Continent/City Asia/Tokyo longitude 33.95933 latitude 133.31672 altitude 95 Population 123059 Date 2012 01 19 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Niihama, Ehime — Niihama 新居浜市   City   …   Wikipedia

  • Niihama (Ehime) — 新居浜市 Niihama shi Localización de Niih …   Wikipedia Español

  • Niihama Station — Station building Niihama Station (新居浜駅, Niihama eki?) is a train s …   Wikipedia

  • Niihama-shi — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Niihama shi Country and Admin Code JP.05.1855422 JP …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Niihama — ► C. de Japón, en la isla de Shikoku, prefectura de Ehime, junto al mar Interior; 129 151 h …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Puerto de Niihama — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Puerto de Niihama (新居浜港, Niihama kō?) es un puerto que se encuentra al este de la Prefectura de Ehime, en la Ciudad de Niihama. Está a cargo de la Administración del Puerto de Niihama (新居浜港務局 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Estación Niihama — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La Estación Niihama (新居浜駅, Niihama eki?) es una estación de la Línea Yosan de la Japan Railways que se encuentra en la Ciudad de Niihama de la Prefectura de Ehime. El código de estación es el Y29 …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”