was a

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located in Niigata,

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. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered eastern portion of the city of Jōetsu (the divisions of Yasuzuka, Maki, Ōshima, and Uragawara) and the western portion of the city of Tōkamachi. As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 19,638 and a

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of 45.60 persons per km². The total area was 430.64 km².

History

* On January 1, 2005 - the town of Yasuzuka, and the villages of

Maki Maki may refer to: People *Mäki, a Finnish surname (includes a list of people with the name) *Maki (name), a Japanese given name and surname (includes a list of people with the name) Places *Maki, Ravar, Kerman Province, Iran *Maki, Rigan, Ke ...

, Ōshima and Uragawara, along with the towns of

Itakura is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,323 in 5717 households and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Itakura's animal mascot is the catfish. It is ...

, Kakizaki, Ōgata and

Yoshikawa is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 73,262 in 31,031 households and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Located in far southeastern Saita ...

, the villages of Kiyosato, Kubiki, Nakagō and Sanwa (all from Nakakubiki District), and the town of Nadachi (from Nishikubiki District), were merged into the expanded city of Jōetsu. * On April 1, 2005 - the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama, along with the town of Kawanishi, and the village of Nakasato (both from Nakauonuma District), were merged into the expanded city of

Tōkamachi is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,728 in 19,823 households, and a population density of 86.3 persons per km². The total area of the city was , although some borders of the city are ...

. Higashikubiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger. {{coord missing, Niigata Prefecture Former districts of Niigata Prefecture