Tainai, Niigata
Encyclopedia
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
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As of April 1, 2005, it has an area of 265.18 km² and a population of 33,309.
and the village of Kurokawa
, both from Kitakanbara District
. The Name Tainai is from a third city which is part of a ski and hotel resort.
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of April 1, 2005, it has an area of 265.18 km² and a population of 33,309.
History
The city was established on September 1, 2005 as a result of the merger between the town of NakajōNakajo, Niigata
Nakajō was a town located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata, Japan. Nakajo is now part of Tainai.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,026 and a density of 319.53 persons per km²...
and the village of Kurokawa
Kurokawa, Niigata
Kurokawa was a village located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata, 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....
, both from Kitakanbara District
Kitakanbara District, Niigata
is a district located in Niigata, Japan. As of April 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 13,528. The total area is 37.99 km². The district has one town: Seirō.- History :...
. The Name Tainai is from a third city which is part of a ski and hotel resort.