Santō District, Niigata

Santō (三島郡, Santō-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Towns

Izumozaki

History

Before the Edo Period, Santō District was part of the now-defunct Koshi District.
On April 1, 2005 the towns of Koshiji and Mishima merged into the city of Nagaoka.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima were also merged into Nagaoka.

After two successful mergers with Nagaoka during an eight-month period, the district has an estimated population of 5,565 and a density of 125.39 persons per km². The total area is 44.38 km².

Niigata Prefecture

Niigata (capital)

Wards of Niigata	Kita Higashi Chūō Kōnan Akiha Minami Nishi Nishikan

Special cities	Jōetsu Nagaoka

Cities	Agano Gosen Itoigawa Kamo Kashiwazaki Minamiuonuma Mitsuke Murakami Myōkō Ojiya Sado Sanjō Shibata Tainai Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma

Higashikanbara District	Aga

Iwafune District	Awashimaura Sekikawa

Kariwa District	Kariwa

Kitakanbara District	Seirō

Minamikanbara District	Tagami

Minamiuonuma District	Yuzawa

Nakauonuma District	Tsunan

Nishikanbara District	Yahiko

Santō District	Izumozaki

List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

Coordinates: 37°31′45″N 138°42′22″E / 37.5291°N 138.706°E / 37.5291; 138.706

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 254777699 NDL: 00635374

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