Katahigashi, Niigata

Katahigashi (潟東村, Katahigashi-mura) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,347 and a density of 264.90 persons per km². The total area was 23.96 km².

On March 21, 2005 Katahigashi, along with the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi, all from Nakakanbara District, the town of Nishikawa, the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata, all from Nishikanbara District, and the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, was absorbed by the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of the Nishi-ku ward.