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Tochio, Niigata
was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 23,855 and the density of 116.41 persons per km². The total area was 204.92 km². On January 1, 2006, Tochio, along with the towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Transportation Railway Echigo Kotsu Tochio Line was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It bordered on Uzen, Iwashiro, Kōzuke, Shinano, and Etchū Provinces. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Echigo''" in . It corresponds today to Niigata ...( :ja:越後交通栃尾線) had been operated in the city until 1973. Highway * * See also Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast. Niigata, Niigata, Niigata is the capital and largest city of Niigata Prefecture, with other major cities including Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka, Jōetsu, Niigata, Jōetsu, and Sanjō, Niigata, Sanjō. Niigata Prefecture contains the Niigata Major Metropolitan Area centered on Niigata with a population of 1,395,612, the largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast and the twelfth-largest in Japan. Niigata Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and features Sado, Niigata, Sado Island, the sixth largest island of Japan in area follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echigo Kotsu Tochio Line
was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It bordered on Uzen, Iwashiro, Kōzuke, Shinano, and Etchū Provinces. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Echigo''" in . It corresponds today to Niigata Prefecture, minus the island of Sado. Its abbreviated form name was , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Echigo was ranked as one of the 35 "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the 30 "far countries" (遠国) in terms of distance from the capital. Echigo and Kōzuke Province were known as the Jōetsu region. History In the late 7th century, during the reign of Emperor Monmu, the ancient province of was divided into three separate provinces: Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo. The new Echigo Province consisted of Iwafune and Nutari Districts, and was one of two border provinces of the Yamato state with the Emishi (the other being Mutsu). In 702, Echigo was give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EKK Tochio 20080818
Ekk or EKK may refer to: People * Ekkasak Buabao (born 1985), Thai footballer * Ekkaluck Thonghkit (born 1983), Thai footballer * Nikolai Ekk (1902–1976), Soviet filmmaker * Oksana Ekk (born 1974), Russian sprinter Other uses * Standard Estonian language See also * EK (other) * Eck (other) * ECC (other) ECC may refer to: Education * ECC (eikaiwa), a Japanese English teaching company * Eastern Christian College, in Bel Air, Maryland, United States; defunct * El Camino College, in Alondra Park, California, United States * Elgin Community College, ... * EC (other) * EQ (other) * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santō District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 4,190 and a density of 94.4 persons per km2. The total area is 44.38 km2. Towns * Izumozaki History * Before the Edo Period, Santō District was part of the now-defunct Koshi District. * On April 1, 2005 the towns of Koshiji and Mishima merged into the city of Nagaoka. * On January 1, 2006 the towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima were also merged into Nagaoka. After two successful mergers with Nagaoka during an eight-month period, the district has an estimated population of 5,565 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 125.39 persons per km2. The total area is 44.38 km2. {{DEFAULTSORT:Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washima, Niigata
was a village in Santō District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,814 and a population density of 151.10 persons per km². The total area was 31.86 km². On January 1, 2006, Washima, along with the city of Tochio, and the towns of Teradomari and Yoita (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Transportation Railway JR East - Echigo Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ... * - Highway * Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoita, Niigata
was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,380 and a density of 368.08 persons per km². The total area was 20.05 km². On January 1, 2006, Yoita, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Teradomari, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Transportation Railway Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line( :ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975. Highway * See also * Yoita Domain was a '' fudai'' feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was located in Echigo Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Yoita Jin'ya, located in what is now part of the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. ... Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teradomari, Niigata
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Santō District, Niigata, Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,766 and a population density, density of 202.30 persons per km2. The total area was 58.16 km2. On January 1, 2006, Teradomari, along with the city of Tochio, Niigata, Tochio, the town of Yoita, Niigata, Yoita, and the village of Washima, Niigata, Washima (all from Santō District, Niigata, Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka. Climate Transportation Railway JR East - Echigo Line * - In addition to this line, Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(:ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975. Highway * * Ports * Teradomari Port ** Sado Steam Ship, Sado Kisen Terminal Local attractions * Teradomari Fish Market Street * Teradomari Aquarium(:ja:寺泊水族博物館) Teradomari Aquarium 03.jpg, Teradomari Aquarium See also Dissolved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Japan
Japan is divided into eight regions. They are not official administrative units, though they have been used by government officials for statistical and other purposes since 1905. They are widely used in, for example, maps, geography textbooks, and weather reports, and many businesses and institutions use their home regions in their names, for example Kintetsu Railway, Kinki Nippon Railway, list of banks in Japan, Chūgoku Bank, and Tōhoku University. Each region contains one or more of the country's Prefectures of Japan, 47 prefectures. Of the four Japanese Archipelago, main islands of Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyushu, Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing the Satsunan Islands, while the largest island Honshu, Honshū is divided into five regions. Okinawa Prefecture is usually included in Kyūshū, but is sometimes treated as its own ninth region. Japan has eight High Courts, but their jurisdictions do not correspond to the eight regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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