Nishiyama, Niigata

Nishiyama (西山町, Nishiyama-machi) was a town located in Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,712 and a density of 118.52 persons per km². The total area was 56.63 km².

On May 1, 2005, Nishiyama, along with the town of Takayanagi (also from Kariwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Kashiwazaki.^[1][2]

The town was the birthplace of Kakuei Tanaka, once the Japanese prime minister.

References

1. "柏崎市の合併概要|柏崎市公式ホームページ" [A Summary of Kashiwazaki City Mergers | The Official Homepage of Kashiwazaki City]. Kashiwazaki City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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. Takayanagi-machi and Nishiyama-machi were incorporated into Kashiwazaki-shi as of May 1, 2005.