Niigata Prefecture

Geography

Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea. It also includes Sado Island.

Related Topics:
Sea of Japan - Sado Island

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Cities

• Agano
• Gosen
• Itoigawa
• Joetsu
• Kamo
• Kashiwazaki
• Minamiuonuma
• Mitsuke
• Murakami
• Myoko (previous Arai)
• Nagaoka
• Niigata (capital)
• Ojiya
• Sado
• Sanjo
• Shibata
• Tainai
• Tochio
• Tokamachi
• Tsubame
• Uonuma

Towns and villages

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These are the towns and villages in each district.

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Mergers and changes of municipalities

• On January 1, 2001, the town of Kurosaki in Nishikanbara District was absorbed into the city of Niigata.
• On July 7, 2003, the town of Toyoura in Kitakanbara District was absorbed into the city of Shibata.
• On March 1, 2004, the city of Ryotsu and the towns of Aikawa, Hamochi, Hatano, Kanai, Mano, Ogi and Sawata and the villages of Akadomari and Niibo in Sado District merged to form the city of Sado. Sado District was thereby dissolved.
• On April 1, 2004, the towns of Suibara and Yasuda and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami in Kitakanbara District merged to form the city of Agano.
• On November 1, 2004, the towns of Muika and Yamato in Minamiuonuma District merged to form the city of Minamiuonuma.
• On November 1, 2004, the towns of Horinouchi and Koide and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani in Kitauonuma District merged to form the city of Uonuma.
• On January 1, 2005, the town of Yasuzuka and the villages of Maki, Oshima and Uragawara in Higashikubiki District, the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ogata and Yoshikawa and the villages of Kiyosato, Kubiki, Nakagou and Sanwa in Nakakubiki District and the town of Nadachi in Nishikubiki District were absorbed into the city of Joetsu.
• On March 19, 2005, the city of Itoigawa and the towns of Nou and Oumi in Nishikubiki District merged to form the new city of Itoigawa. Nishikubiki District was thereby dissolved.
• On March 21, 2005, the city of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi in Nakakanbara District and the town of Nishikawa and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata in Nishikanbara District were absorbed into the city of Niigata.
• On April 1, 2005, the town of Myokokogen and the village of Myoko in Nakakubiki District were absorbed into the city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myoko at the same time. Nakakubiki District was thereby dissolved.
• On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni in Kariwa District, the village of Yamakoshi in Koshi District, the town of Nakanoshima in Minamikanbara District and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima in Santo District were absorbed into the city of Nagaoka. Koshi District was thereby dissolved.
• On April 1, 2005, the city of Tokamachi, the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama in Higashikubiki District and the town of Kawanishi and the village of Nakasato merged to form the new city of Tokamachi. Higashikubiki District was thereby dissolved.
• On April 1, 2005, the towns of Kanose and Tsugawa and the village of Kamikawa and Mikawa in Higashikanbara District merged to form the town of Aga.
• On May 1, 2005, the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi in Kariwa District were absorbed into the city of Kashiwazaki.
• On May 1, 2005, the town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa in Kitakanbara District were absorbed into the city of Shibata.
• On May 1, 2005, the city of Sanjo, the town of Sakae and the village of Shitada in Minamikanbara District were absorbed into the city of Sanjo.
• On September 1, 2005, the town of Nakajo and the village of Kurokawa in Kitakanbara District merged to form the city of Tainai.
• On October 1, 2005, the town of Shiozawa was absorbed into the city of Minamiuonuma.