Tsukigata, Niigata

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Tsukigata
月潟村
Former municipality
Niigata)
Area
 • Total9.04 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total3,767
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
FlowerLaurus nobilis

Tsukigata (月潟村, Tsukigata-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,769 and a density of 416.92 persons per km2. The total area was 9.04 km2.

On March 21, 2005, Tsukigata, along with the cities of

Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of Minami-ku ward
.

References

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. 3月21日に白根市,豊栄市,小須戸町,横越町,亀田町,岩室村,西川町,味方村,潟東村,月潟村,中之口村及び新津市は新潟市に編入された。