Yamakoshi, Niigata
Yamakoshi
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Former municipality | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokuriku |
Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
Merged | April 1, 2005 (now part of Nagaoka) |
Area | |
• Total | 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 2,035 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Yamakoshi (
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,035 and a density of 51.09 persons per km2. The total area was 39.83 km2.
On April 1, 2005, Yamakoshi, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima (both from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]
On October 23, 2004, Yamakoshi was hit by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake.
Transportation[edit]
Highway[edit]
Local attractions[edit]
- Bullfighting(ja:
牛 の角 突 き) - Rice Terraces
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Bullfighting
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Koi in Yamakoshi
References[edit]
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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.Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.
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越路 町 と長岡 市 との合併 |長岡 市 よくある質問 (Q&A )".長岡 市 . Retrieved 2024-02-04.平成 17年 4月 1日 に南蒲原 郡 中之島 町 、三島 郡 三島 町 、古志 郡 山古志 村 、刈羽 郡 小国 町 と一緒 に長岡 市 に編入 合併 しました。
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