Gosen, Niigata
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is a city
located in Niigata
, Japan.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population
of 56,965 and a density
of 382.89 persons per km². The total area is 351.87 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On January 1, 2006 Gosen merged with former Muramatsu
town.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Niigata
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 56,965 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 382.89 persons per km². The total area is 351.87 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On January 1, 2006 Gosen merged with former Muramatsu
Muramatsu, Niigata
Muramatsu was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,066 and a density of 79.29 persons per km². The total area was 253.07 km²....
town.
Famous people from Gosen
- Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondowas a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on Anne of Green Gables, Sherlock Hound, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday and Princess Mononoke...
(anime director, character designer) - Kazuya TsurumakiKazuya TsurumakiKazuya Tsurumaki is a Japanese anime director. He was born on February 2, 1966 in the city of Gosen, located in the Niigata Prefecture.He is the protegé of Hideaki Anno, and a longtime animator at Gainax...
(anime director) - Kimio YanagisawaKimio Yanagisawais a Japanese manga artist born on September 26, 1948 in Gosen-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His real name is pronounced the same way, but is written as . He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Muramatsu High School two years prior to Yoshifumi Kondō...
(manga artistMangakais the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
)