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 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 ...

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

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of 4,190 with a

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of 94.4 persons per km². The total area is 44.38 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of only one town: *

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 N ...

History

* Before the Edo Period, Santō District was part of the now-defunct Koshi District.

District timeline

Recent mergers

* 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, Japa ...

were merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. * On January 1, 2006 - The towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima were also merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo District, Niigata Districts in Niigata Prefecture