Namerikawa, Toyama

Japanese Name: 滑川市
Prefecture: Toyama
Population: 33,789
Area: 54.61:
Longitude 137.3411906
Latitude 36.7643778
Homepage: http://www.city.namerikawa.toyama.jp/

Namerikawa, Toyama

Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 33,772 and a population density of 618.42 persons per km², The total area is 54.61 km².

The city was founded on March 1, 1954. Once a rural town in the Hayatsuki Delta overlooking Toyama bay, then prospering as an inn town on the Old Hokuriku Roadway, in recent years Namerikawa has become home to large enterprise and continues to develop as an industrial city.