Yoita, Niigata

Yoita (与板町, Yoita-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Yoita

与板町
Former municipality
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CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedJanuary 1, 2006
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
  Total20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total7,380
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,380 and a density of 368.08 persons per km². The total area was 20.05 km².

On January 1, 2006, Yoita, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Teradomari, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.

Transportation

Yoita Bridge(ja:与板橋)

Railway

Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975.

Highway

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