Shitada | |
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 |
Subdivision Name3: | Minamikanbara District |
Extinct Title: | Merged |
Extinct Date: | May 1, 2005 (now part of Sanjō) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 311.00 |
Population Total: | 11,118 |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Timezone1: | JST |
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
was a village located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 11,118 and a density of 35.75 persons per km2. The total area was 311.00 km2.
On May 1, 2005, Shitada, along with the town of Sakae (also from Minamikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Sanjō.[1] [2]
JNR Yahiko Line had been operated in the village until 1984.