Nakakanbara District, Niigata
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Nakakanbara (中蒲原郡 Nakakanbara-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
[edit] History
In 1878, Nakakanbara District was established.
The district started to shrink after the town of Nuttary merged and Niigata continued to absorb the district. Three towns later gained city status during an 10 year period: Niitsu in 1951, Gosen in 1954 and Shirane (part of Niigata) in 1959.
- June 1, 1959 - The town of Shirone gained city status to become the city of Shirone.(3 towns, 1 village)
- November 1, 1996 - The village of Yokogoshi gained town status to become the town of Yokogoshi.(4 towns)
- On March 21, 2005 the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi merged into the city of Niigata.
- On January 1, 2006 the town of Muramatsu merged with the old city of Gosen to form the new city of Gosen. Nakakanbara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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