Yoita, Niigata

Yoita
与板町
Former municipality
Flag of Yoita
Flag
Official seal of Yoita
Seal
Interactive map of Yoita
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedJanuary 1, 2006
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total
20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
7,380
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Yoita (与板町, Yoita-machi) is a former town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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 lost its status as a town when it, 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.[1][2]

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

References

  1. ↑ "市町村合併に伴う町名変更一覧". Nagaoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ↑ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135. Tochio-shi, Washima‐mura, Teradomari‐machi and Yoita‐machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of January 1, 2006.


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