Katahigashi (潟東村, Katahigashi-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Katahigashi
潟東村 | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| District | Nishikanbara District |
| Merged | March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.96 km2 (9.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 6,322 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Salvia splendens |
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,347 and a density of 264.90 persons per km2. The total area was 23.96 km2.
On March 21, 2005, Katahigashi, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Nishi-ku ward.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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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