is 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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

located in Niigata,

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. As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated

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of 10,327 with a

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of 10.8 persons per km². The total area is 952.89 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of only one town: *

Aga Aga or AGA may refer to: Business * Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA), a glazing contractor, established in 1970 * AGA (automobile), , 1920s German car company * AGA AB, , a Swedish company, the originator of the AGA cooker * AGA Rangemaster ...

History

* The district was once belonged to Aizu clan and later became part of Wakamatsu Prefecture then to

Fukushima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture ...

until 1889 when the district was transferred to

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

District Timeline

Recent mergers

* On April 1, 2005 - The towns of

Kanose Kanose, also known as ''Tokyo 16B'', was a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War located in the Showa Denko Carbide Plant at Kanose, Niigata in Japan. The first 100 prisoners at the camp came from Mitsushima POW Camp. Of these, one ...

and Tsugawa, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa were merged to form the town of

Notes

References

Districts in Niigata Prefecture {{Niigata-geo-stub