Gosen

• Name — Gosen • Native Name Lang — ja • Type — City • Image Flag — Flag of Gosen Niigata.svg • Image Seal — Emblem of Gosen, Niigata.svg • Image Map — Gosen in Niigata Prefecture Ja.svg • Map Caption — Location of Gosen in Niigata • Pushpin Map — Japan • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Niigata • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Katsumi Itoh (since February 2010) • Area Total Km2 — 351.91 • Population Total — 45916 • Population As Of — September 11, 2024 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Custom Label Sec1 — Symbols • Custom Label1 Sec1 — • Tree • Custom Data1 Sec1 — Sakura • Custom Label2 Sec1 — • Flower • Custom Data2 Sec1 — Paeonia suffruticosa • Custom Label3 Sec1 — • Bird • Custom Label Sec2 — Phone number • Custom Data Sec2 — 0250-43-3911 • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Address • Custom Data1 Sec2 — 1094-1 Ota, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1692 • Website — 1=https: www.city.gosen.lg.jp/ Gosen is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2024 09, the city had an estimated population of 45,916 in 19,086 households, and a population density of 138 persons per km². The total area of the city is 351.91 sqkm.

Gosen is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. The Agano River flows through the city.

• Niigata Prefecture • Aga • Akiha-ku, Niigata • Agano • Kamo • Sanjō • Tagami

• Illustration — Central Muramatsu The area of present-day Gosen was part of ancient Echigo Province. Under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, parts of what is now Gosen were under the control of Muramatsu Domain, a minor feudal domain ruled by a junior branch of the Hori clan.

• On April 1, 1889 - the town of Gosen was created within Kitakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. • On November 3, 1954 - the modern city of Gosen was established from the merger of the town of Gosen with the villages of Sumoto, Kawahigashi and Hashida (all from Kitakanbara District). • On January 1, 2006 - the town of Muramatsu (from Nakakanbara District) was merged into Gosen.

Gosen has a humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Gosen is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1886 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around1.3 °C.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Gosen has declined steadily over the past 40 years.

• Illustration — Gosen City Hall Gosen has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.

The economy of Gosen is primarily agricultural, with production of cut flowers, peonies, satoimo and kiwi fruit as important crops.

Gosen has eleven public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government. There are two public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education in the city. The prefecture also operates one special education school. Niigata University's Department of Agriculture has a field test farm in Gosen.

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• Sakihana onsen • Muramatsu Park • Illustration — Agano River and Sakihana onsen • Illustration — Sakura in Muramatsu Park

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