Aikawa | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Japan Niigata Prefecture#Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Former location in Niigata Prefecture##Former location in Japan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hokuriku |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Niigata Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sado District |
Extinct Title: | Merged |
Extinct Date: | March 1, 2004 (now part of Sado) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 192.3 |
Population Total: | 9,669 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone1: | JST |
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]
On March 1, 2004, Aikawa and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Aikawa has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.
See main article: Sado mine.