Yasuzuka, Niigata

Yasuzuka 安塚町
Former municipality
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Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Higashikubiki District
Merged	January 1, 2005 (now part of Jōetsu)
Area
• Total	70.23 km2 (27.12 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	3,521
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Wards in Jōetsu City

Yasuzuka (安塚町, Yasuzaka-machi) was a town located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,521 and a density of 50.14 persons per km². The total area was 70.23 km².

On January 1, 2005, Yasuzuka, along with the villages of Maki, Ōshima 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.

Transportation

Highway

• National Route 403
• National Route 405

See also

• Jōetsu, Niigata