Nakanoshima, Niigata

Nakanoshima
中之島町
Former municipality
Flag of Nakanoshima
Flag
Official seal of Nakanoshima
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total42.55 km2 (16.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total12,503
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Nakanoshima (中之島町, Nakanoshima-machi) was a town located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,503 and a density of 293.84 persons per km2. The total area was 42.55 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Nakanoshima, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima (both from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line

Highway

References

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (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.
  2. ^ "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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