Maki was a village located in the Higashikubiki District, Niigata

Higashikubiki District, Niigata

Higashikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, Japan

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. The town had no special relationship with another Maki

Maki, Niigata (Kambara)

Maki was a town located in the Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.Maki literally means "meadow", although the name of this town is written as "scroll" by a homonym to distinguish from another Maki in the same prefecture...

 in the same prefecture.

The village was established in 1901 by merging Kawabe, Kawakami, and Kunimi Villages.

Maki had a population of 2,940 as of January 1, 2003.

Etymologically maki means "meadow".

On January 1, 2005 Maki, along with the town of Yasuzuka

Yasuzuka, Niigata

was a town located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,521 and a density of 50.14 persons per km²...

, the villages of Ōshima

Oshima, Niigata

was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,312 and a density of 32.27 persons per km²...

 and Uragawara

Uragawara, Niigata

Uragawara was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,095 and a density of 80.86 persons per km²...

, all from Higashikubiki District

Higashikubiki District, Niigata

Higashikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, the towns of Itakura

Itakura, Niigata

Itakura was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,526 and a density of 113.16 persons per km²...

, Kakizaki

Kakizaki, Niigata

Kakizaki was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,649 and a density of 136.42 persons per km²...

, Ōgata

Ogata, Niigata

was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,636 and a density of 651.72 persons per km²...

 and Yoshikawa

Yoshikawa, Niigata

Yoshikawa was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,253 and a density of 68.57 persons per km²...

, the villages of Kiyosato

Kiyosato, Niigata

Kiyosato was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Kiyosato, along with the town of Yasuzuka, the villages of Maki, Ōshima and Uragawara, all from Higashikubiki District, the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ōgata and Yoshikawa, the villages of Kubiki, Nakagō and...

, Kubiki

Kubiki, Niigata

Kubiki was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 9,691 and a density of 252.76 persons per km²...

, Nakagō and Sanwa

Sanwa, Niigata

Sanwa was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,191 and a density of 157.29 persons per km²...

, all from Nakakubiki District

Nakakubiki District, Niigata

Nakakubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, and the town of Nadachi

Nadachi, Niigata

was a town located in Nishikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,229 and a density of 48.97 persons per km²...

, from Nishikubiki District

Nishikubiki District, Niigata

Nishikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered the city of Itoigawa and the Nadachi District in...

, was absorbed into the expanded city of 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....

.