Higashikanbara District, Niigata

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Higashikanbara (東蒲原郡, Higashikanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 10,327 with a density of 10.8 persons per km². The total area is 952.89 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of only one town:

Aga^[a]

History

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The district was once belonged to Aizu clan and later became part of Wakamatsu Prefecture then to Fukushima Prefecture until 1889 when the district was transferred to Niigata Prefecture.

District Timeline

Recent mergers

On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Kanose and Tsugawa, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa were merged to form the town of Aga.^[1]

Notes

^ Classified as a town.

References

^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. 平成 17 年 4 月 1 日に津川町,鹿瀬町,上川村及び三川村が合併し、阿賀町となった。

Niigata Prefecture