Kitakanbara District, Niigata
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 km. The total area is 37.58 km.
Municipalities
The district consists of only one town:
History
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District Timeline
- 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
- 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.
- On September 1, 2005 - The town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa were merged to form the city of Tainai.
Notes
- ^ Classified as a town.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- 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