Koshi District, Niigata

Koshi (古志郡, Koshi-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Map showing original extent of Koshi District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 2,035 with a density of 51.09 persons per km2. The total area is 39.83 km2.

Municipalities edit

Prior to its dissolution, the district contained of only one village:

History edit

District Timeline edit

Recent mergers edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Classified as a village.

References edit

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "越路町と長岡市との合併 | 長岡市よくある質問(Q&A)". 長岡市. Retrieved 2024-02-04. 平成17年4月1日に南蒲原郡中之島町、三島郡三島町、古志郡山古志村、刈羽郡小国町と一緒に長岡市に編入合併しました。

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