Ōshima, Niigata

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Oshima
大島村
Former municipality
Flag of Oshima
Official seal of Oshima
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictHigashikubiki District
MergedJanuary 1, 2005
(now part of Jōetsu)
Area
 • Total71.64 km2 (27.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total2,312
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Wards in Jōetsu City.

Ōshima (大島村, Ōshima-mura) was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,312 and a density of 32.27 persons per km². The total area was 71.64 km².

On January 1, 2005, Ōshima, along with the town of Yasuzuka, the villages of Maki and Uragawara (all from Higashikubiki District), the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ōgata and Yoshikawa, the villages of Kiyosato, Kubiki, Nakagō and Sanwa (all from Nakakubiki District), and the town of Nadachi (from Nishikubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Jōetsu.[1][2]

Since the merger, the village has been Ōshima-ku (大島区), a subdivision of Jōetsu City.

Transportation[edit]

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Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line

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References[edit]

  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. Yasuzuka-machi, Uragawara-mura, Oshima-mura, Maki-mura, Kakizaki-machi, Ogata-machi, Kubiki-mura, Yoshikawa-machi, Nakago-mura, Itakura-machi, Kiyosato-mura, Sanwa-mura and Nadachi-machi were incorporated into Joetsu-shi as of January 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "上越市の概要 - 上越市ホームページ". Joetsu City. Retrieved 2024-02-06.