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Kitakanbara (北蒲原郡, Kitakanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 14,025 with a density of 373 persons per km². The total area is 37.58 km².

Municipalitiesedit

The district consists of only one town:

• Seirō^[a]

Historyedit

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District Timelineedit

• On January 1, 1947 - The town of Shibata became a city.
• On March 1955 - After it gained city status, Shibata absorbed the villages of Izumino (Ijimino or Ijikuni), Kawahigashi, Sugaya (Sugatani), Matsuura, Yonekura and Akatani (Agaya).
• On March 1956 - Some areas of the village of Kajikawa were absorbed into Shibata.
• On April 1959 - The village of Sasaki was absorbed into Shibata.
• On November 1, 1970 - The town of Toyosaka (part of Niigata as of March 21, 2005) gained city status.

Recent mergersedit

• On July 7, 2003 - The town of Toyoura was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
• On April 1, 2004 - The towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami were merged to form the city of Agano.
• On May 1, 2005 - The town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa were also merged into the expanded city of Shibata.^[1][2]
• On September 1, 2005 - The town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa were merged to form the city of Tainai.

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Referencesedit

External linksedit

• 新発田市・紫雲寺町・加治川村合併協議会(in Japanese)
• 中条町・黒川村合併協議会

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