was a
city
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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 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
,
Japan
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. 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
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of 66,058 and the
density
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of 843.87 persons per km
2. The total area was 78.28 km
2. The city is notable for its
Peace Pagoda
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, built by Nipponzan Myohoji in 1967.
On March 21, 2005, Niitsu was merged into the expanded city of
Niigata. Other cities merged into Niigata at this time include the cities of
Shirone and
Toyosaka, the towns of
Kameda,
Kosudo and
Yokogoshi (all from
Nakakanbara District), the town of
Nishikawa, and the villages of
Ajikata,
Iwamuro,
Katahigashi,
Nakanokuchi and
Tsukigata (all from
Nishikanbara District).
As of April 1, 2007, the area was part of
Akiha-ku ward of Niigata City.
Geography
The Akiha hill extends to the south of the city, surrounded by plains. The city is located between the
Shinano River on the east side, and the
Agano River on the west side. The Niitsu River (Noudai River) flows between these rivers through the middle of the city, until it reaches the Koagano River, a small body of water that connects the Shinano and the Agano rivers. The Small Agano River flows outward from the mouth of the Niitsu, emptying into both the Shinano and Agano Rivers.
Mayors
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Konoshichi Fuzawa (1951-1953)
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Shigeo Kubota (1953-1961)
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Yuda Katsura (1961-1970)
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Tamotsu Shida (1970-1980)
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Tomio Saito (1981-1991)
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Kazumi Kobayashi (1991-2000)
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Koei Yuda (2000-2005)
See also
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Akiha-ku, Niigata
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 76,086 in 29,843 households and a population density of 800 persons per km². The total area of the wa ...
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Niigata, Niigata
is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture (). It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is ...
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Niitsu Station
References
External links
Niigata Akiha-ku website
Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture
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