Ajikata, Niigata

Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan
Ajikata
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Location of Ajikata in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Ajikata in Niigata Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNishikanbara District
MergedMarch 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total4,685
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
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Ajikata (味方村, Ajikata-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 4,506 and a density of 312.05 persons per km2. The total area was 14.44 km2.

On March 21, 2005, Ajikata, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Minami-ku ward.

References

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. 3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。
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