Koshiji (越路町, Koshiji-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Koshiji
越路町 | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| Merged | April 1, 2005 (now part of Nagaoka) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.44 km2 (22.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 14,160 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,160 and a density of 242.30 persons per km2. The total area was 58.44 km2.
On April 1, 2005, Koshiji, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the town of Mishima (also from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]
Transportation
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JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line
Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) (until 1975)
- Raikōji
JNR Uonuma Line(ja:魚沼線) (until 1984)
- Raikōji
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Highway
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Local attractions
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Hotokusan Inari
References
edit- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139.
Nakanoshima-machi, Koshiji-machi, Mishima-machi, Yamakoshi-mura and Oguni-machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of April 1, 2005.
- ^ "越路町と長岡市との合併 | 長岡市よくある質問（Q＆A）". 長岡市. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
平成17年4月1日に南蒲原郡中之島町、三島郡三島町、古志郡山古志村、刈羽郡小国町と一緒に長岡市に編入合併しました。
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