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Kitauonuma District, Niigata

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Kitauonuma (北魚沼郡, Kitauonuma-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

History

  • On 1954 - areas now covering Ojiya were merged and elevated to city status.
  • On November 1, 2004 - towns of Horinouchi and Koide, and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani were merged to create the city of Uonuma; leaving the village of Kawaguchi the only municipality within the district.
  • On March 31, 2010 - the town of Kawaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Kitauonuma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

    • References

    Kitauonuma District, Niigata Wikipedia
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