Sumon, Niigata

Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan
Sumon
Flag of Sumon
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Official seal of Sumon
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictKitauonuma District
MergedNovember 1, 2004
(now part of Uonuma)
Area
 • Total120.03 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total4,663
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
6 former municipalities merged to create the new Uonuma City

Sumon (守門村, Sumon-mura) was a village located in Kitauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,663 and a density of 38.85 persons per km2. The total area was 120.03 km2.

On November 1, 2004, Sumon, along with the towns of Horinouchi and Koide, and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose and Yunotani (all from Kitauonuma District), was merged to create the city of Uonuma.[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Tadami Line

Highway

See also

References

  1. ^ ISMPublishingLab (2013-10-29). 話し上手な人の 地名の由来ネタ帳 (in Japanese). ゴマブックス株式会社.
  2. ^ "2020年春の完成を目指す魚沼市の新庁舎". 新潟県内のニュース|にいがた経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

External links

  • Uonuma Tourist Association (in English)
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2001
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Murakami
2008
Tainai
2005
Shibata
2003
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Agano
2004
Gosen
2005
Aga
2005
Tsubame
2006
Sanjō
2005
Nagaoka
2005
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Kashiwazaki
2005
Tōkamachi
2005
Uonuma
2004
Minamiuonuma
2004
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Jōetsu
2005
Myōkō (Arai)
2005
Itoigawa
2005
Sado
2004
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