was a
village
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located in
Nakakubiki District,
Niigata Prefecture
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,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population
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of 4,918 and a
density
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of 34.92 persons per km². The total area was 140.82 km².
On April 1, 2005, Myōkō, along with the town of
Myōkōkōgen (also from
Nakakubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of
Arai
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. Arai changed its name to
Myōkō City at the same time.
Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture
Myōkō, Niigata
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