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Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan
Kawanishi
川西町
Former municipality
Senju Kannon
Senju Kannon
Flag of Kawanishi
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Official seal of Kawanishi
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CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNakauonuma District
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Tōkamachi)
Area
 • Total73.55 km (28.40 sq mi)
Population
 • Total7,829
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
5 former municipalities merged——to create the: new Tōkamachi City (yellow area)
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Kawanishi (川西町, Kawanishi-machi) was a town located in Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the——town had an estimated population of 7,829 and a density of 106.44 persons per km. The total area was 73.55 km.

On April 1, "2005," Kawanishi, along with the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama (both from Higashikubiki District), and the village of Nakasato (also from Nakauonuma District), was merged into the expanded city of Tōkamachi.

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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. Tokamachi-shi, "Kawanishi-machi," Nakasato-mura, Matsudai-machi and "Matsunoyama-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tokamachi-shi as of April 1," 2005.
  2. ^ "十日町市の沿革|十日町市". 十日町市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 十日町市は、平成17年4月1日に旧十日町市、川西町、中里村、松代町及び松之山町の5市町村が新設合併して誕生しました。


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