Maki was a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 located in the Nishikanbara District, Niigata

Nishikanbara District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of March 20, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 8,537. The total area is 25.22 km².- Towns and villages :On March 20, 2006, the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida merged with the former city of Tsubame...

, Japan

Japan

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Maki literally means "meadow", although the name of this town is written as "scroll" by a homonym to distinguish from another Maki

Maki, Niigata (Kubiki)

Maki was a village located in the Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan. The town had no special relationship with another Maki in the same prefecture.The village was established in 1901 by merging Kawabe, Kawakami, and Kunimi Villages....

 in the same prefecture. The town had no special relationship with the other town.

The population of Maki, as of April 2005, was 29,039.

The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging Shimo-maki Village and others, then promoted to a town in 1891.

In January 2006, Maki was absorbed into the city of Niigata

Niigata, Niigata

is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....

. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Nishi-ku and Nishikan-ku wards.