Kameda, Niigata

Kameda

亀田町
Kameda 亀田町
Former municipality
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Kameda in Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Nakakanbara District
Merged	March 21, 2005; (now part of Niigata)
Area
• Total	16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	32,382
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Tree	Pine

Kameda (亀田町, Kameda-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 32,386 and a density of 1,925.45 persons per km². The total area was 16.82 km².

On March 21, 2005, Kameda, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.^[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Kōnan-ku ward.

References

^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. 3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。

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Kameda 亀田町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Kameda in Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Nakakanbara District
Merged	March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata)
Area
• Total	16.82 km² (6.49 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	32,382
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Symbols

Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Tree	Pine