It reads むらかみし — Murakami Shi.
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Murakami is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 58,300 in 22,594 households, and a population density of 50 persons per km². The total area of the city was 1,174.26 square kilometres (453.38 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Murakami.
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村上市 is read むらかみし (Murakami Shi). It is a city in Niigata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Murakami has a population of 56,713 across 1174 km², making it the 449th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 8th largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Murakami are Sekikawa Mura (17 km), Tainai Shi (19 km), Shibata Shi (33 km).