Niitsu, Niigata

Niitsu Flag Seal
Location of Niitsu in Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
Merged	March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata)
Area
• Total	78.28 km2 (30.22 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	66,446
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Tree	Pine

Niitsu (新津市, Niitsu-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city itself was founded on January 1, 1951, but the area had already been opened to railway traffic as early as November 20, 1897. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 66,058 and the density of 843.87 persons per km². The total area was 78.28 km². The city is notable for its Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan Myohoji in 1967.

On March 21, 2005, Niitsu was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. Other cities merged into Niigata at this time include the cities of Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District).^[1]

As of April 1, 2007, the area was part of Akiha-ku ward of Niigata City.

Geography

The Akiha hill extends to the south of the city, surrounded by plains. The city is located between the Shinano River on the east side, and the Agano River on the west side. The Niitsu River (Noudai River) flows between these rivers through the middle of the city, until it reaches the Koagano River, a small body of water that connects the Shinano and the Agano rivers. The Small Agano River flows outward from the mouth of the Niitsu, emptying into both the Shinano and Agano Rivers.

Mayors

1. Konoshichi Fuzawa (1951-1953)
2. Shigeo Kubota (1953-1961)
3. Yuda Katsura (1961-1970)
4. Tamotsu Shida (1970-1980)
5. Tomio Saito (1981-1991)
6. Kazumi Kobayashi (1991-2000)
7. Koei Yuda (2000-2005)

See also

• Akiha-ku, Niigata
• Niigata, Niigata
• Niitsu Station

References

External links

• Niigata Akiha-ku website (in Japanese)

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Dissolved municipalities of Niigata Prefecture

Niigata

2001	Kurosaki
2005	Niitsu Shirone Toyosaka Kameda Kosudo Yokogoshi Ajikata Iwamuro Katahigashi Maki Nakanokuchi Nishikawa Tsukigata

Murakami

2008	Arakawa Asahi Kamihayashi Sanpoku

Tainai

2005	Kurokawa Nakajō

Shibata

2003	Toyoura
2005	Kajikawa Shiunji

Agano

2004	Kyōgase Sasakami Suibara Yasuda

Gosen

2005	Muramatsu

Aga

2005	Kamikawa Kanose Mikawa Tsugawa

Tsubame

2006	Bunsui Yoshida

Sanjō

2005	Sakae Shitada

Nagaoka

2005	Koshiji Mishima Nakanoshima Oguni Yamakoshi
2006	Tochio Teradomari Washima Yoita
2010	Kawaguchi

Kashiwazaki

2005	Nishiyama Takayanagi

Tōkamachi

2005	Kawanishi Matsudai Matsunoyama Nakasato

Uonuma

2004	Hirokami Horinouchi Irihirose Koide Sumon Yunotani

Minamiuonuma

2004	Muikamachi Yamato
2005	Shiozawa

Jōetsu

2005	Itakura Kakizaki Kiyosato Kubiki Maki Nadachi Nakagō Ōgata Ōshima Sanwa Uragawara Yasuzuka Yoshikawa

Myōkō (Arai)

2005	Myōkō Myōkōkōgen

Itoigawa

2005	Nō Ōmi

Sado

2004	Ryōtsu Aikawa Akadomari Hamochi Hatano Kanai Mano Niibo Ogi Sawata

List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

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