Ryotsu, Niigata
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Ryōtsu was a city
located in Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
.
In the year 2003, the city had an estimated population
of 16,710 and a density
of 71.60 persons per km². The total area was 233.37 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On March 1, 2004 was merged with the rest of Sado Island (the towns of Aikawa, Kanai, Sawata, Hatano, Mano, Hamochi and Ogi, and the villages of Niibo and Akadomari, all from Sado District
) to form Sado City
.
Cities of Japan
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located in 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...
.
In the year 2003, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 16,710 and a density
Population density
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of 71.60 persons per km². The total area was 233.37 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On March 1, 2004 was merged with the rest of Sado Island (the towns of Aikawa, Kanai, Sawata, Hatano, Mano, Hamochi and Ogi, and the villages of Niibo and Akadomari, all from Sado District
Sado District, Niigata
Sado District was a district in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.The district dissolved on March 2004 when the district merged with the city of Ryōtsu to form the city of Sado.It also contained the following towns and villages:*Aikawa *Kanai...
) to form Sado City
Sado, Niigata
is a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
.