Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chūgoku Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Shūnan (周南市, Shūnan-shi) is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The total area is 656.13 km².
The modern city of Shūnan was founded on April 21, 2003, by the merger of the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage (from Kumage District), and the town of Kano (from Tsuno District). Its name is derived from the first character (周) of the name of the former Suō Province (周防国), and the character for south (南), reflecting its location, comprising much of the southern part of the old province.
The city is bordered in the west by the cities of Yamaguchi and Hōfu, in the east by Iwakuni, in the south-east by Hikari and Kudamatsu, and in the north by Yoshika, Shimane Prefecture. To the south is the Inland Sea.
1History On April 21, 2003: Shūnan is founded by the merger of Tokuyama, Shinnan'yō, Kano (from Tsuno District) and Kumage (from Kumage District). Tsuno District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
1Economy and industry The food processing company, Shimaya, has headquarters in Shunan. Also, the petroleum company, Idemitsu Kosan; the chemical company, Tosoh and Tokuyama; the iron product company, Nisshin Steel; all have plants based in Shunan.
1Sport Before Tokuyama became part of Shūnan, it was one of the host cities of the official 1998 Women's Volleyball World Championship.
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Shūnan has a population of over 143,959 people. Shūnan also forms one of the centres of the wider Yamaguchi Prefecture which has a population of over 1,377,631 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Shūnan has links with:
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🇺🇸 Baldwin Park 34.067
🇺🇸 Los Angeles 34.05
🇺🇸 West Covina 34.05
🇺🇸 East Los Angeles 34.033
🇺🇸 Monterey Park 34.033
🇷🇺 Vladivostok 131.911
🇯🇵 Hatsukaichi 132.317
Locations Near: Shūnan 131.8,34.05
🇯🇵 Yamaguchi 131.467,34.183 d: 34.1
🇯🇵 Iwakuni 132.217,34.15 d: 40
🇯🇵 Hatsukaichi 132.317,34.333 d: 57
Antipodal to: Shūnan -48.2,-34.05
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19588.6
🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 19552.4
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19500.6
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19489.4
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19487.5
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19484.3
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19484.6
🇧🇷 Canoas -51.183,-29.915 d: 19476.2
🇧🇷 Sapucaia do Sul -51.146,-29.842 d: 19470.9
🇧🇷 São Leopoldo -51.149,-29.772 d: 19464