It reads にいはまし — Niihama Shi.
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Niihama is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 115,824 in 57,781 households and a population density of 490 persons per km². The total area of the city is 234.50 square kilometres (90.54 sq mi). It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari. It is famous for its Besshi copper mine as well as the annual Niihama Taiko Festival that is the center of annual drunken and boisterous activity and draws tourists from around the country.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Niihama.
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新居浜市 is read にいはまし (Niihama Shi). It is a city in Ehime Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Niihama has a population of 114,971 across 234 km², making it the 224th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 20 in Ehime.
The closest municipalities to Niihama are Saijo Shi (11 km), Shikokuchuo Shi (25 km), Okawa Mura (27 km).