Kitakanbara District, Niigata

Kitakanbara (北蒲原郡, Kitakanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 13,528. The total area is 37.99 km².

Towns and villages

On September 1, 2005 - the town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa merged to form the city of Tainai.

Seirō.

History

On January 1, 1947 - the town of Shibata became a city. After it gained city status, Shibata and Niigata merged to form the city known as Shibata. The surrounding areas and the district continued to lose more areas.
On November 1, 1970 - the town of Toyosaka (part of Niigata as of March 21, 2005) gained city status.
On July 7, 2003 - the town of Toyoura merged into the city of Shibata.
On April 1, 2004 - the towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami merged to create the city of Agano.
On May 1, 2005 - the town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa were also merged into the city of Shibata.
On September 1, 2005 - the town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa merged to form the city of Tainai; which left Seirō as the only town in Kitakanbara District.

External links

Niigata Prefecture
Niigata (capital)
Wards of Niigata	Kita Higashi Chūō Kōnan Akiha Minami Nishi Nishikan
Special cities	Jōetsu Nagaoka
Cities	Agano Gosen Itoigawa Kamo Kashiwazaki Minamiuonuma Mitsuke Murakami Myōkō Ojiya Sado Sanjō Shibata Tainai Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma
Higashikanbara District	Aga
Iwafune District	Awashimaura Sekikawa
Kariwa District	Kariwa
Kitakanbara District	Seirō
Minamikanbara District	Tagami
Minamiuonuma District	Yuzawa
Nakauonuma District	Tsunan
Nishikanbara District	Yahiko
Santō District	Izumozaki
List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

Coordinates: 37°58′52″N 139°15′50″E / 37.9810°N 139.264°E / 37.9810; 139.264

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