Shitada,_Niigata

Shitada, Niigata

Shitada, Niigata

Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan

Shitada (下田村, Shitada-mura) was a village located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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3 former municipalities merged to create the new Sanjō City (orange area)

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 11,118 and a density of 35.75 persons per km2. The total area was 311.00 km2.

On May 1, 2005, Shitada, along with the town of Sakae (also from Minamikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Sanjō.[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

JNR Yahiko Line had been operated in the village until 1984.

Highway

Local attractions

  • Echigo-Nagano Onsen Rankeiso

References

  1. [1]
    住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Sanjo-shi, Sakae-machi and Shitada-mura were incorporated into a newly established Sanjo-shi as of May 1, 2005.
  2. [2]
    荒川区. "新潟県三条市". 荒川区公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 三条市は、新潟県のほぼ中央に位置し、平成17年5月1日に三条市・栄町・下田村の3市町村が合併し誕生したまちです。


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