Kitakanbara District, Niigata
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* 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 14,025 with a density of 373 persons per km2. The total area is 37.58 km2.
Municipalities
The district consists of only one town:
History
District timeline
- On January 1, 1947 - The town of Shibata became a city.
- In March 1955 - After it gained city status, Shibata absorbed the villages of Izumino (Ijimino or Ijikuni), Kawahigashi, Sugaya (Sugatani), Matsuura, Yonekura and Akatani (Agaya).
- In March 1956 - Some areas of the village of Kajikawa were absorbed into Shibata.
- In April 1959 - The village of Sasaki was absorbed into Shibata.
- On November 1, 1970 - The town of Toyosaka (part of Niigata as of March 21, 2005) gained city status.
Recent mergers
- On July 7, 2003 - The town of Toyoura was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
- On April 1, 2004 - The towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami were merged to form the city of Agano.
- On May 1, 2005 - The town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa were also merged into the expanded city of Shibata.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- On September 1, 2005 - The town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa were merged to form the city of Tainai.