Kurokawa (黒川村, Kurokawa-mura) was a village located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Kurokawa is now part of the newly created city of Tainai.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,577 and a density of 36.42 persons per km2. The total area was 180.60 km2.
On September 1, 2005, Kurokawa, along with the town of Nakajō (also from Kitakanbara District), was merged to create the city of Tainai.[1] Tainai City has a population of approximately 33,000.
References
edit- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
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- Village of Kurokawa (Archive) (in Japanese)
- City of Tainai (in Japanese)
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