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Higashikubiki District, Niigata

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Map showing original extent of Higashikubiki District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Higashikubiki (東頸城郡, Higashikubiki-gun) was a district located in Niigata, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 19,638 with a density of 45.60 persons per km2. The total area was 430.64 km2.

Municipalities

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Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns and three villages:

History

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The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered the eastern portion of the city of Jōetsu (the sections of Maki, Ōshima, Uragawara and Yasuzuka) and the western portion of the city of Tōkamachi (the sections of Matsudai and Matsunoyama).

District Timeline

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Recent mergers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Classified as a village.
  2. ^ a b c Classified as a town.

References

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  1. ^ 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. Yasuzuka-machi, Uragawara-mura, Oshima-mura, Maki-mura, Kakizaki-machi, Ogata-machi, Kubiki-mura, Yoshikawa-machi, Nakago-mura, Itakura-machi, Kiyosato-mura, Sanwa-mura and Nadachi-machi were incorporated into Joetsu-shi as of January 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "上越市の概要 - 上越市ホームページ". Joetsu City. Retrieved 2024-02-06.