Shingū, Wakayama
Shingū
新宮市 | |
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Panorama vie of Shingu, from Shingu Castle Ruin Kumano Hayatama Taisha Dorokyo | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture | |
Shingū Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′N 136°0′E / 33.717°N 136.000°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Wakayama |
| First official recorded | 33 BC |
| City settled | October 1, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsuyuki Ueda（上田勝之）- from November 2025 |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.23 km2 (98.54 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 27,491 |
| • Density | 107.71/km2 (278.97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1 Kasuga, Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken 647-8555 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Crinum asiaticum and Kawasatsuki |
| Tree | Nageia nagi, Kumano sugi, Tendaiuyaku (Lindera strychnifolia) |
Shingū (新宮市, Shingū-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕiŋ.ɡɯꜜː(.ɕi), -ŋɯꜜː-]) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the city had an estimated population of 27,491 in 14649 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 255.23 square kilometres (98.54 sq mi). Shingū literally means 'New Shrine' and refers to Hayatama Shrine, one of the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano (See). The 'old shrine' would be Kamikura Shrine.