Arakawa (荒川町, Arakawa-machi) was a town located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Arakawa
荒川町 | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Location of Arakawa in Niigata Prefecture | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| District | Iwafune District |
| Merged | April 1, 2008 (now part of Murakami) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.71 km2 (14.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 10,792 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Camellia sasanqua |
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,334 and a density of 308.74 persons per km2. The total area was 36.71 km2. Its train station is called Sakamachi.
On April 1, 2008, Arakawa, along with the town of Sanpoku, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2008. p. 133.
Murakami-shi, Arakawa-machi, Kamihayashi-mura, Asahi-mura and Sanpoku-machi were incorporated into a newly established Murakami-shi as of April 1, 2008.
- ^ "県内の合併状況 - 新潟県ホームページ" [The Status of the Merger Within the Prefecture - Niigata Prefecture Homepage]. Niigata Prefecture. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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