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Nishikanbara (西蒲原郡, Nishikanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
- Yahiko-mura
As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 7,824 with a density of 311 persons per km2. The total area is 25.17 km2.
Municipalities
editThe district consists of only one village:
History
editDistrict Timeline
edit- After the town of Sekiya merged with the city of Niigata, back in 1889 in order to gain city status, the district continues to reduce in size by merging with surrounding areas.
- On March 31, 1954 - The town of Tsubame merged with three villages to gain city status.
Recent mergers
edit- On January 1, 2001 - The town of Kurosaki was absorbed into the expanded city of Niigata.
- On March 21, 2005 - The town of Nishikawa and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata were absorbed into the expanded city of Niigata.
- On October 10, 2005 - The town of Maki (former seat of this district) was absorbed into the expanded city of Niigata.
- On March 20, 2006 - The towns of Bunsui and Yoshida were merged into the expanded city of Tsubame.[1][2]
Notes
edit- ^ Classified as a village.
References
edit- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135.
Tsubame-shi, Yoshida-machi and Bunsui-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tsubame-shi as of March 20, 2006.
- ^ "合併情報|燕市". 燕市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
2006年3月20日、燕市、吉田町、分水町が合併して「燕市」が誕生しました。