Oguni, Niigata Explained

Oguni
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Former municipality
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
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:April 1, 2005
(now part of Nagaoka)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:86.15
Population Total:7,044
Population As Of:2003
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

was a town located in Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,044 and a density of 81.76 persons per km2. The total area was 86.15 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Oguni, along with the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima (both from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1] [2]

Transportation

Highway

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 原発と新潟:東日本大震災10年/3 長岡・小国診療所 年間5000万円を維持費に 地域医療 支える交付金 /新潟 . 2024-02-03 . 毎日新聞 . ja . 長岡市中心部から約25キロ、2005年の合併で市に編入された旧小国町の小国診療所に、10人ほどの高齢者が訪れていた。.
  2. 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 . Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005..