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Kosudo, Niigata

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Kosudo
小須戸町
Former municipality
Flag of Kosudo
Official seal of Kosudo
Location of Kosudo in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Kosudo in Niigata Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNakakanbara District
MergedMarch 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total10,187
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron

Kosudo (小須戸町, Kosudo-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,256 and a density of 606.5 persons per km2. The total area was 16.91 km2.

On March 21, 2005, Kosudo, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Akiha-ku ward.[2]

References

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  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。
  2. ^ "小須戸を知る - 小須戸商店街". 小須戸商店街. Retrieved 2024-02-04.