was a

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located in Santō District,

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. As of 2003, the town has an estimated

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of 7,535 and a

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of . The total area is . On April 1, 2005, Mishima, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the town of Koshiji (also from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.

Transportation

Railway

had been operated in the town until 1975.

Highway

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References

Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub