was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
located in
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 ...
,
Japan
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.
History
In 1878, Nakakanbara District was established.
The district started to shrink after the town of Nuttari merged with
Niigata and the city continued to absorb the district. Three towns later gained city status during a 10-year period: Niitsu in 1951, Gosen in 1954 and Shirane (part of
Niigata) in 1959.
* On June 1, 1959 - The town of Shirone was elevated to city status to become the city of
Shirone. (3 towns, 1 village)
* On November 1, 1996 - The village of Yokogoshi was elevated to town status to become the town of Yokogoshi. (4 towns)
* On March 21, 2005 - The towns of
Kameda,
Kosudo and
Yokogoshi, along with the cities of
Niitsu
was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city itself was founded on January 1, 1951, but the area had already been opened to railway traffic as early as November 20, 1897. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 66,058 an ...
,
Shirone and
Toyosaka, the town of
Nishikawa, and the villages of
Ajikata,
Iwamuro,
Katahigashi,
Nakanokuchi and
Tsukigata (all from
Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of
Niigata.
* On January 1, 2006 - The town of
Muramatsu was merged into the expanded city of
Gosen Gosen may refer to:
*Gosen, Niigata, Japan
* Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany
* Gosen (Company), a Japanese manufacturer of sporting equipment
*Gosen Wakashū, an ancient Japanese poetry anthology
*Land of Goshen
The land of Goshen ( he, ...
. Nakakanbara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
See also
*
List of dissolved districts of Japan
A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ...
Nakakanbara District
1878 establishments in Japan
2006 disestablishments in Japan
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