Yoshikawa, Niigata
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Yoshikawa was a town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Nakakubiki District
Nakakubiki District, Niigata
Nakakubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, Niigata
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 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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 of 5,253 and a density
Population density
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 of 68.57 persons per km². The total area was 76.61 km².

On January 1, 2005 Yoshikawa, along with the town of Yasuzuka
Yasuzuka, Niigata
was a town located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,521 and a density of 50.14 persons per km²...

, the villages of Maki
Maki, Niigata (Kubiki)
Maki was a village located in the Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan. The town had no special relationship with another Maki in the same prefecture.The village was established in 1901 by merging Kawabe, Kawakami, and Kunimi Villages....

, Ōshima
Oshima, Niigata
was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,312 and a density of 32.27 persons per km²...

 and Uragawara
Uragawara, Niigata
Uragawara was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,095 and a density of 80.86 persons per km²...

, all from Higashikubiki District
Higashikubiki District, Niigata
Higashikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, the towns of Itakura
Itakura, Niigata
Itakura was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,526 and a density of 113.16 persons per km²...

, Kakizaki
Kakizaki, Niigata
Kakizaki was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,649 and a density of 136.42 persons per km²...

 and Ōgata
Ogata, Niigata
was a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,636 and a density of 651.72 persons per km²...

, the villages of Kiyosato
Kiyosato, Niigata
Kiyosato was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Kiyosato, along with the town of Yasuzuka, the villages of Maki, Ōshima and Uragawara, all from Higashikubiki District, the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ōgata and Yoshikawa, the villages of Kubiki, Nakagō and...

, Kubiki
Kubiki, Niigata
Kubiki was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 9,691 and a density of 252.76 persons per km²...

, Nakagō and Sanwa
Sanwa, Niigata
Sanwa was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,191 and a density of 157.29 persons per km²...

, all from Nakakubiki District
Nakakubiki District, Niigata
Nakakubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...

, and the town of Nadachi
Nadachi, Niigata
was a town located in Nishikubiki District, Niigata, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,229 and a density of 48.97 persons per km²...

, from Nishikubiki District
Nishikubiki District, Niigata
Nishikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered the city of Itoigawa and the Nadachi District in...

, was absorbed into the expanded city of Jōetsu
Joetsu, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 205,521, with 72,982 households and a population density of 211.15 persons per km². The total area is 973.32 km²....

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