Yamakoshi, Niigata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yamakoshi
山古志やまこしむら
Former municipality
Rice terraces in Yamakoshi
Rice terraces in Yamakoshi
Flag of Yamakoshi
Official seal of Yamakoshi
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total2,035
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Yamakoshi (山古志やまこしむら, Yamakoshi-mura) was a village located in Koshi District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁そうむちょう統計とうけいきょく. 2005. p. 139. Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "越路こしじまち長岡ながおかとの合併がっぺい | 長岡ながおかよくある質問しつもんQ&Aきゅーあんどえー)". 長岡ながおか. Retrieved 2024-02-04. 平成へいせい17ねん4がつ1にち南蒲原みなみかんばらぐん中之島なかのしままち三島みしまぐん三島みしままち古志こしぐん山古志やまこしむら刈羽かりわぐん小国おぐにまち一緒いっしょ長岡ながおか編入へんにゅう合併がっぺいしました。

See also[edit]