| Kosudo | |||
| 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: | Nakakanbara 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: | 16.91 | ||
| Population Total: | 10,187 | ||
| Population As Of: | 2005 | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
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was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,256 and a density of 606.5 persons per km2. The total area was 16.91 km2.
On March 21, 2005, Kosudo, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda 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.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Akiha-ku ward.[2]