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This article is about the Shibata city in Japan. For the BLEACH character, see Characters in Bleach series.
Shibata (新発田市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 104,633 and the density of 196.37 persons per km². The total area is 532.82 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 1947.

The ruins of Shibata castle are the main visitor attraction and provide the backdrop to the spring cherry blossom viewing parties. Also of note is the Shimizuen garden and Ijimino park.

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Niigata Prefecture

Cities
Agano | Gosen | Itoigawa | Joetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Myoko | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Ojiya | Sado | Sanjo | Shibata | Tainai | Tokamachi | Tsubame | Uonuma
Districts
Higashikanbara | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Santo
  See also: Towns and villages by district [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]

 


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