Myōkō, Niigata (village)

Myōkō (妙高村, Myōkō-mura) was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,918 and a density of 34.92 persons per km². The total area was 140.82 km².

On April 1, 2005, Myōkō, along with the town of Myōkōkōgen (also from Nakakubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myōkō City at the same time.^[1][2]

References

1. "県内の合併状況 - 新潟県ホームページ". Niigata Prefecture. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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. 2005. p. 139. Arai-shi, Myokokogen-machi, and Myoko-mura were incorporated into a newly established Myoko-shi as of April 1, 2005.