Yamakoshi, Niigata
Yamakoshi (山古志村, Yamakoshi-mura) was a village located in Koshi District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Yamakoshi 山古志村 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Rice terraces in Yamakoshi | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| Merged | April 1, 2005 (now part of Nagaoka) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 2,035 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,035 and a density of 51.09 persons per km². The total area was 39.83 km².
On April 1, 2005, Yamakoshi, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa 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.
On October 23, 2004, Yamakoshi was hit by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake.
Transportation
Highway
Local attractions
- Bullfighting(ja:牛の角突き)
- Rice Terraces
Bullfighting
Koi in Yamakoshi
gollark: --choose heav andrew
gollark: --choose 1000 coltrans palaiologos
gollark: I need to work out how to make my thing choose Rust over C.
gollark: --choose 1000 lyric andrew gollark
gollark: Because andrew bad.
See also
Dissolved municipalities of  | |||||||
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| Niigata |
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| Murakami |
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| Tainai |
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| Shibata |
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| Agano |
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| Gosen |
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| Aga |
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| Tsubame |
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| Sanjō |
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| Nagaoka |
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| Kashiwazaki |
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| Tōkamachi |
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| Uonuma |
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| Minamiuonuma |
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| Jōetsu |
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| Myōkō (Arai) |
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| Itoigawa |
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| Sado |
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