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Katahigashi, Niigata

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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
23.96 km²

Region
  
Hokuriku region

Prefecture
  
Niigata Prefecture

Population
  
6,322 (2005)

Flower
  
Salvia splendens

Katahigashi, Niigata

Merged
  
March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

District
  
Nishikanbara District, Niigata

Katahigashi (潟東村, Katahigashi-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,347 and a density of 264.90 persons per km². The total area was 23.96 km².

On March 21, 2005, Katahigashi, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Nishi-ku ward.

References

Katahigashi, Niigata Wikipedia