Iwafune District, Niigata

Map showing original extent of Iwafune District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
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Template:Nihongo is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 5,644 with a density of 18.2 persons per km². The total area is 309.39 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of two villages:

• AwashimauraTemplate:Efn
• SekikawaTemplate:Efn

History

Iwafune's name is from the Ancient Japanese Ritsuryo System. In 1878, when Iwafune District launched, the district covered all six towns listed above and the current city of Murakami, and the district areas has been the same since the founding. The district seat was located at Murakami-Honmachi (now part of the current city of Murakami).

After the district lost Murakami in 1954, the district areas remain the same as until April 1, 2008. There had been some talks to merge with the city of Murakami but the city of Murakami killed the merger because of the city's new name. However, the talks was finally settled.

Recent mergers

• On April 1, 2008 - The towns of Sanpoku and Arakawa, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi were merged into the expanded city of Murakami.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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References

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