Asahi, Niigata

Coordinates: 38°16′N 139°32′E / 38.267°N 139.533°E / 38.267; 139.533
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Asahi
朝日村
Former municipality
Location of Asahi in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Asahi in Niigata Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictIwafune District
MergedApril 1, 2008
(now part of Murakami)
Area
 • Total629.32 km2 (242.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total11,026
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdGreen pheasant
FlowerSunflower
TreeSugi

Asahi (朝日村, Asahi-mura) was a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The village was named after the Asahi Mountains.

As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 11,836 and a density of 18.69 persons per km2. The total area was 629.32 km2.

On April 1, 2008, Asahi, along with the towns of Arakawa and Sanpoku, and the village of Kamihayashi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.[1][2]

The village was established in 1896 by merging Tatekoshi (館腰村), Miomote (三面村), Takane (高根村), Shionomachi (塩野町村), and Sarusawa (猿沢村) villages.

Asahi had a sister relationship with Kiyose, Tokyo.

38°16′N 139°32′E / 38.267°N 139.533°E / 38.267; 139.533

References[edit]

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2008. p. 133. Murakami-shi, Arakawa-machi, Kamihayashi-mura, Asahi-mura and Sanpoku-machi were incorporated into a newly established Murakami-shi as of April 1, 2008.
  2. ^ "県内の合併状況 - 新潟県ホームページ" [The Status of the Merger Within the Prefecture - Niigata Prefecture Homepage]. Niigata Prefecture. Retrieved 2024-02-04.


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