Kitakanbara District, Niigata

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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[edit]

The district consists of only one town:

* Seirō[a]

## History[edit]

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### District Timeline[edit]

* On January 1, 1947 - The town of Shibata became a city.
* On March 1955 - After it gained city status, Shibata absorbed the villages of Izumino (Ijimino or Ijikuni), Kawahigashi, Sugaya (Sugatani), Matsuura, Yonekura and Akatani (Agaya).
* On March 1956 - Some areas of the village of Kajikawa were absorbed into Shibata.
* On 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[edit]

* On July 7, 2003 - The town of Toyoura was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
* On April 1, 2004 - The towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami were merged to form the city of Agano.
* On May 1, 2005 - The town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa were also merged into the expanded city of Shibata.[1][2]
* On September 1, 2005 - The town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa were merged to form the city of Tainai.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Classified as a town.

## Referneces[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* 新発田市・紫雲寺町・加治川村合併協議会(in Japanese)
* 中条町・黒川村合併協議会

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Niigata Prefecture

Niigata (capital)

Niigata|

| Wards|

* Kita
* Higashi
* Chūō
* Kōnan
* Akiha
* Minami
* Nishi
* Nishikan

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Special cities|

* Jōetsu
* Nagaoka

Cities|

* Agano
* Gosen
* Itoigawa
* Kamo
* Kashiwazaki
* Minamiuonuma
* Mitsuke
* Murakami
* Myōkō
* Ojiya
* Sado
* Sanjō
* Shibata
* Tainai
* Tōkamachi
* Tsubame
* Uonuma

Districts|

* Higashikanbara District
* Aga
* Iwafune District
* Awashimaura
* Sekikawa
* Kariwa District
* Kariwa
* Kitakanbara District
* Seirō
* Minamikanbara District
* Tagami
* Minami-Uonuma District
* Yuzawa
* Nakauonuma District
* Tsunan
* Nishikanbara District
* Yahiko
* Santō District
* Izumozaki

Former Districts|

* Higashikubiki District
* Kitauonuma District
* Koshi District
* Nakakanbara District
* Nakakubiki District
* Nishikubiki District

List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

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