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Map showing original extent of Nishikubiki District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
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Nishikubiki (西頸城郡, Nishikubiki-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan that was dissolved in 2005.[1][2]

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 23,292 with a density of 67.40 persons per km2. The total area was 345.56 km2.

Municipalities

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Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns:

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Classified as a town.

History

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The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District was split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered the city of Itoigawa and the Nadachi section of the city of Jōetsu. The district seat was located at the town of Itoigawa (now the city of Itoigawa).

District Timeline

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)
  • On April 1, 1954 - The former town of Itoigawa absorbed the villages of Uramoto, Shimohayakawa, Kamihayakawa, Yamatogawa, Saikai, Ōno (Daino), Nechi and Kotati (Otaki) to create the city of Itoigawa.

Recent mergers

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References

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  1. ^ Nishi-kubiki-gun (Ura Nihon) Japan Get a map
  2. ^ NISHI-KUBIKI-GUN (4 MACHI 16 MURA) Administrative Subdivisions of Japan with Separate Appendix of 47 Prefectural Maps. United States Department of State. Division of Research for Far East, 1946, 652 pages
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