Takayanagi, Niigata Explained

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

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,293 and a density of 35.48 persons per km². The total area was 64.63 km².

On May 1, 2005, Takayanagi, along with the town of Nishiyama (also from Kariwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kashiwazaki.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 柏崎市の合併概要柏崎市公式ホームページ . A Summary of Kashiwazaki City Mergers The Official Homepage of Kashiwazaki City . 2024-02-06 . Kashiwazaki City . ja.
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 . Takayanagi-machi and Nishiyama-machi were incorporated into Kashiwazaki-shi as of May 1, 2005..