Kajikawa, Niigata

Kajikawa (加治川村, Kajikawa-mura) was a village located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 7,190 and a density of 196.56 persons per km². The total area was 36.58 km².

On May 1, 2005, Kajikawa, along with the town of Shiunji (also from Kitakanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.^[1][2]

References

1. 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. 2005. p. 139. Shiunji-machi and Kajikawa-mura were incorporated into Shibata-shi as of May 1, 2005.
2. "新発田市・紫雲寺町・加治川村合併". 新潟県新発田市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-05.