Kameda, Niigata

Kameda (亀田町, Kameda-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Kameda
亀田町
Former municipality
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Location of Kameda in Niigata Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNakakanbara District
MergedMarch 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total32,382
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron indicum
TreePine

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 32,386 and a density of 1,925.45 persons per km2. The total area was 16.82 km2.

On March 21, 2005, Kameda, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of 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), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata.[1] As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Kōnan-ku ward.

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References
  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。

37°52′4″N 139°5′39″E


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