Yoita, Niigata
Yoita (与板町, Yoita-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Yoita
与板町 | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokuriku |
| Prefecture | Niigata Prefecture |
| Merged | January 1, 2006 (now part of Nagaoka) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 7,380 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,380 and a density of 368.08 persons per km². The total area was 20.05 km².
On January 1, 2006, Yoita, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Teradomari, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.
Transportation
Yoita Bridge(ja:与板橋)
Railway
Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975.
Highway
See also
Dissolved municipalities of  Niigata Prefecture | |||||||
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| Niigata |
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| Murakami |
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| Tainai |
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| Shibata |
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| Agano |
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| Gosen |
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| Aga |
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| Tsubame |
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| Sanjō |
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| Nagaoka |
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| Kashiwazaki |
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| Tōkamachi |
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| Uonuma |
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| Minamiuonuma |
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| Jōetsu |
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| Myōkō (Arai) |
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| Itoigawa |
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| Sado |
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