Country Japan Area 36.71 km² Population 10,792 (2008) Region Hokuriku region | Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Local time Tuesday 11:53 AM District Iwafune District, Niigata | |
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Merged April 1, 2008
(now part of Murakami) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Arakawa (荒川町, Arakawa-machi) was a town located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,334 and a density of 308.74 persons per km². The total area was 36.71 km². Its train station is called Sakamachi.
On April 1, 2008, Arakawa, along with the town of Sanpoku, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.
References
Arakawa, Niigata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA