is a

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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 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 ...

. 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 is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,190, and a population density of 94.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Izumozaki is located in a coastal region of central ...

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 Mishima may refer to: Places * Mishima, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture * Mishima, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture * Mishima, Niigata, a town in Niigata Prefecture * Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan ...

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

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of 5,565 and a

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of 125.39 persons per km². The total area is 44.38 km². {{DEFAULTSORT:Santo District, Niigata Districts in Niigata Prefecture