Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan
Nishikawa (西川町 Nishikawa-machi ) was a town located in Nishikanbara District , Niigata Prefecture , Japan .
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,277 and a density of 495.84 persons per km2 . The total area was 24.76 km2 .
On March 21, 2005, Nishikawa, along with the cities of Niitsu , Shirone and Toyosaka , the towns of Kameda , Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District ), and the villages of Ajikata , Iwamuro , Katahigashi , Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District ), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata .[ 1]
References
^ 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. 3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。
