Ajikata, Niigata Explained

Ajikata
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Seal Type:Emblem
Pushpin Map Caption: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:Nishikanbara District
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:March 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:14.44
Population Total:4,685
Population As Of:2005
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address
Module:
Embedded:yes

was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 4,506 and a density of 312.05 persons per km2. The total area was 14.44 km2.

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 . 2005 . 総務庁統計局 . 139 . ja . Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register . 3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。.