Santō District, Niigata

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Santō (三島郡, Santō-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 4,190 with a density of 94.4 persons per km². The total area is 44.38 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of only one town:

Izumozaki^[a]

History

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Before the Edo Period, Santō District was part of the now-defunct Koshi District.

District timeline

Recent mergers

On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Koshiji and Mishima were merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.^[1]^[2]
On January 1, 2006 - The towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima were also merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.^[3]^[4]

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. 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。
^ "市町村合併に伴う町名変更一覧". Nagaoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
^ 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. 2006. p. 135. Tochio-shi, Washima‐mura, Teradomari‐machi and Yoita‐machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of January 1, 2006.