It reads しばたし — Shibata Shi.
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Shibata is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 96,236 in 37,017 households, and a population density of 179 persons per km². The total area of the city was 533.10 square kilometres (205.83 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shibata.
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新発田市 is read しばたし (Shibata 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.
Shibata has a population of 94,258 across 533 km², making it the 277th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Shibata are Seiro Machi (6 km), Tainai Shi (14 km), Agano Shi (15 km).