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Kitakanbara District, Niigata

Coordinates: 37°58′52″N 139°15′50″E / 37.9810°N 139.264°E / 37.9810; 139.264
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Map showing original extent of Kitakanbara District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
  1. Seirō-machi

Kitakanbara (北蒲原郡, Kitakanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 14,025 with a density of 373 persons per km2. The total area is 37.58 km2.

Municipalities

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The district consists of only one town:

History

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District timeline

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  • On January 1, 1947 - The town of Shibata became a city.
  • In March 1955 - After it gained city status, Shibata absorbed the villages of Izumino (Ijimino or Ijikuni), Kawahigashi, Sugaya (Sugatani), Matsuura, Yonekura and Akatani (Agaya).
  • In March 1956 - Some areas of the village of Kajikawa were absorbed into Shibata.
  • In April 1959 - The village of Sasaki was absorbed into Shibata.
  • On November 1, 1970 - The town of Toyosaka (part of Niigata as of March 21, 2005) gained city status.

Recent mergers

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Notes

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  1. ^ Classified as a town.

References

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  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Shiunji-machi and Kajikawa-mura were incorporated into Shibata-shi as of May 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "新発田市・紫雲寺町・加治川村合併". 新潟県新発田市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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37°58′52″N 139°15′50″E / 37.9810°N 139.264°E / 37.9810; 139.264