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Nakasato, Niigata

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Nakasato
中里村
Former municipality
Kiyotsu Gorge
Flag of Nakasato
Official seal of Nakasato
Map
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNakauonuma District
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Tōkamachi)
Area
 • Total
128.97 km2 (49.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
6,171
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
5 former municipalities merged to create the new Tōkamachi City (yellow area)

Nakasato (中里村, Nakasato-mura) was a village located in Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,171 and a density of 47.85 persons per km2. The total area was 128.97 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Nakasato, along with the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama (both from Higashikubiki District), and the town of Kawanishi (also from Nakauonuma District), was merged into the expanded city of Tōkamachi.[1][2]

Transportation

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Railway

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JR East - Iiyama Line

  • ‹See TfM›Echigo-Tazawa

Highway

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Local attractions

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Nakasato is one of the sites of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial.

See also

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References

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  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. Tokamachi-shi, Kawanishi-machi, Nakasato-mura, Matsudai-machi and Matsunoyama-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tokamachi-shi as of April 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "十日町市の沿革|十日町市". 十日町市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 十日町市は、平成17年4月1日に旧十日町市、川西町、中里村、松代町及び松之山町の5市町村が新設合併して誕生しました。
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