Kurokawa (黒川村, Kurokawa-mura) was a village located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Kurokawa is now part of the newly created city of Tainai.
Map of Kurokawa, Tainai, Niigata Prefecture 959-2807, Japan
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,577 and a density of 36.42 persons per km². The total area was 180.60 km².
On September 1, 2005, Kurokawa, along with the town of Nakajō (also from Kitakanbara District), was merged to create the city of Tainai. Tainai City has a population of approximately 33,000.
References
Kurokawa, Niigata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA