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Here is a list of mergers in
Niigata Prefecture ,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On January 1, 2001 - The town of
Kurosaki (from
Nishikanbara District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Niigata .
On July 7, 2003 - The town of
Toyoura (from
Kitakanbara District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Shibata .
On March 1, 2004 - The city of
Ryōtsu was merged with the towns of
Aikawa ,
Hamochi ,
Hatano ,
Kanai ,
Mano ,
Ogi and
Sawata , and the villages of
Akadomari and
Niibo (all from
Sado District ) to create the city of
Sado .
Sado District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On April 1, 2004 - The towns of
Suibara and
Yasuda , and the villages of
Kyogase and
Sasakami (all from
Kitakanbara District ) were merged to create the city of
Agano .
On November 1, 2004 - The towns of
Muika and
Yamato (both from
Minamiuonuma District ) were merged to create the city of
Minamiuonuma .
On November 1, 2004 - The towns of
Horinouchi and
Koide , and the villages of
Hirokami ,
Irihirose ,
Sumon and
Yunotani (all from
Kitauonuma District ) were merged to create the city of
Uonuma .
On January 1, 2005 - The town of
Yasuzuka , the villages of
Maki ,
Ōshima and
Uragawara (all from
Higashikubiki District ); the towns of
Itakura ,
Kakizaki ,
Ōgata and
Yoshikawa , the villages of
Kiyosato ,
Kubiki ,
Nakagō and
Sanwa (all from
Nakakubiki District ); and the town of
Nadachi (from
Nishikubiki District ) were all merged into the expanded city of
Jōetsu .
On March 19, 2005 - The old city of
Itoigawa absorbed the towns of
Nō and
Ōmi (both from
Nishikubiki District ) to create the new city of
Itoigawa .
Nishikubiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On March 21, 2005 - 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
Ajikata ,
Iwamuro ,
Katahigashi ,
Nakanokuchi and
Tsukigata (all from
Nishikanbara District ) were all merged into the expanded city of
Niigata .
On April 1, 2005 - The town of
Myōkōkōgen and the village of
Myōkō (both from
Nakakubiki District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Arai . Arai changed its name to
Myōkō at the same time.
Nakakubiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On April 1, 2005 - The town of
Oguni (from
Kariwa District ); 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 ) were merged into the expanded city of
Nagaoka .
Koshi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On April 1, 2005 - The old city of
Tōkamachi absorbed the towns of
Matsudai and
Matsunoyama (both from
Higashikubiki District ); the town of
Kawanishi , and the village of
Nakasato (both from
Nakauonuma District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Tōkamachi .
Higashikubiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On April 1, 2005 - The towns of
Kanose and
Tsugawa , and the villages of
Kamikawa and
Mikawa (all from
Higashikanbara District ) were merged to create the town of
Aga .
On May 1, 2005 - The towns of
Nishiyama and
Takayanagi (both from
Kariwa District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Kashiwazaki .
On May 1, 2005 - The town of
Shiunji , and the village of
Kajikawa (both from
Kitakanbara District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Shibata .
On May 1, 2005 - The old city of
Sanjō absorbed the town of
Sakae , and the village of
Shitada (both from
Minamikanbara District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Sanjō .
On September 1, 2005 - The towns of
Nakajō and
Kurokawa (both from
Kitakanbara District ) were merged to create the city of
Tainai .
On October 1, 2005 - The town of
Shiozawa (from
Minamiuonuma District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Minamiuonuma .
On October 10, 2005 - The town of
Maki (from
Nishikanbara District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Niigata .
On January 1, 2006 - The town of
Muramatsu (from
Nakakanbara District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Gosen .
Nakakanbara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 1, 2006 - The city of
Tochio , the towns of
Teradomari and
Yoita , and the village of
Washima (all from
Santō District ) were all merged into the expanded city of
Nagaoka .
On March 20, 2006 - The old city of
Tsubame absorbed the towns of
Bunsui and
Yoshida (both from
Nishikanbara District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Tsubame .
On April 1, 2008 - The old city of
Murakami absorbed the towns of
Arakawa and
Sanpoku , and the villages of
Asahi and
Kamihayashi (all from
Iwafune District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Murakami .
On March 31, 2010 - The town of
Kawaguchi (from
Kitauonuma District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Nagaoka .
Kitauonuma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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