Toyosaka, Niigata

Toyosaka
豊栄市
Former municipality
Country Japan
Region Hokuriku
Prefecture Niigata Prefecture
Merged March 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total 76.85 km2 (29.67 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 49,273
Symbols
 • Tree Zelkova
 • Flower Gorgon plant
 • Bird Middenorff's bean goose
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Mergers of Niigata

Toyosaka (豊栄市, Toyosaka-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1970.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 49,159 and the density of 639.67 persons per km². The total area was 76.85 km².

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

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Coordinates: 37°54′58.5″N 139°13′6.9″E / 37.916250°N 139.218583°E / 37.916250; 139.218583


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