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Tochio, Niigata

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Tochio
栃尾とちお市し
Former municipality
Central Tochio
Central Tochio
Flag of Tochio
Flag
Official seal of Tochio
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedJanuary 1, 2006
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total204.92 km2 (79.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total23,855
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Tochio (栃尾とちお市し, Tochio-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1954.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 23,855 and the density of 116.41 persons per km2. The total area was 204.92 km2.

On January 1, 2006, Tochio, along with the towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]

Transportation

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Echigo Kotsu Tochio Bus Terminal (Former Tochio Station(ja:栃尾とちお駅えき))

Railway

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Echigo Kotsu Tochio Line(ja:越後えちご交通こうつう栃尾線とちおせん) had been operated in the city until 1973.

Highway

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See also

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Media related to Tochio, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ "市町村しちょうそん合併がっぺいに伴ともなう町名ちょうめい変更へんこう一覧いちらん". Nagaoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ 住民じゅうみん基本きほん台帳だいちょう人口じんこう移動いどう報告ほうこく年報ねんぽう (in Japanese). 総務庁そうむちょう統計とうけい局きょく. 2006. p. 135. Tochio-shi, Washima‐mura, Teradomari‐machi and Yoita‐machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of January 1, 2006.


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