Oguni, Niigata

Oguni
小国町
Former municipality
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Official seal of Oguni
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CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total
86.15 km2 (33.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
7,044
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Oguni (小国町, Oguni-machi) was a town located in Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,044 and a density of 81.76 persons per km2. The total area was 86.15 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Oguni, along with the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi 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]

Transportation

Highway

References

  1. ^ "原発と新潟：東日本大震災１０年／３ 長岡・小国診療所 年間５０００万円を維持費に 地域医療 支える交付金 ／新潟". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-03. 長岡市中心部から約２５キロ、２００５年の合併で市に編入された旧小国町の小国診療所に、１０人ほどの高齢者が訪れていた。
  2. ^ 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. Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.


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