Aga, Niigata
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is a town located in Higashikanbara District
, Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
. It has an area of 952.88 km² and a population of 13,865 as of April 1, 2008. Covering 6.8% in area of the entire prefecture, Aga is the second largest municipality in Niigata after Jōetsu
.
The town was established on April 1, 2005 in a merger of Kamikawa
, Kanose
, Mikawa
, and Tsugawa
.
Higashikanbara District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 31, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 15,169 and a density of 15.92 persons per km²...
, Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It has an area of 952.88 km² and a population of 13,865 as of April 1, 2008. Covering 6.8% in area of the entire prefecture, Aga is the second largest municipality in Niigata after Jōetsu
Joetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 205,521, with 72,982 households and a population density of 211.15 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km²....
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The town was established on April 1, 2005 in a merger of Kamikawa
Kamikawa, Niigata
was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,216 and a density of 8.91 persons per km². The total area was 361.13 km²....
, Kanose
Kanose, Niigata
was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,753 and a density of 10.68 persons per km²...
, Mikawa
Mikawa, Niigata
Mikawa was a village located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,116 and a density of 16.47 persons per km². The total area was 249.87 km²....
, and Tsugawa
Tsugawa, Niigata
Tsugawa was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,000 and a density of 59.39 persons per km². The total area was 84.19 km²....
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- Shibata
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- Kitakata