Ryōtsu, Niigata

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Ryōtsu 両津市
Former municipality
Ryotsu Port
Flag Seal
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Sado District
Merged	March 1, 2004 (now part of Sado)
Area
• Total	233.37 km2 (90.10 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	16,710
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Cfa

Ryōtsu (両津市, Ryōtsu-shi) was a city located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

On March 1, 2004, Ryōtsu and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Ryōtsu has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 16,710 and a density of 71.60 persons per km². The total area was 233.37 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1954.

On March 1, 2004, Ryōtsu, along with the rest of Sado Island (the towns of Aikawa, Kanai, Sawata, Hatano, Mano, Hamochi and Ogi, and the villages of Niibo and Akadomari (all from Sado District)), was merged to create the city of Sado.

• Niigata Kotsu Sado

• National Route 350

• Ryōtsu Port
  • Sado Kisen Terminal
    • Car ferry and Jetfoil services to/from Niigata Port

• Lake Kamo
• Onogame
• Futatsugame

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  Onogame
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  Futatsugame
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  Himezaki Lighthouse

• Sado, Niigata

• Sado Tourism Association (in English)
• Sado Steam Ship (in English)
• Sado Geopark (in English)

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