Nakanokuchi, Niigata
Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nakanokuchi (中之口村, Nakanokuchi-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Nakanokuchi
中之口村 | |
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Former municipality | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokuriku |
Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
District | Nishikanbara District |
Merged | March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 6,406 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Symbols | |
Flower | Lilium |
Tree | Pinus thunbergii |
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As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 6,613 and a density of 328.03 persons per km2. The total area was 20.16 km2.
On March 21, 2005, Nakanokuchi, 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, Katahigashi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Nishikan-ku ward (西蒲区, Nishikan-ku).