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Map showing original extent of Higashikubiki District in Niigata Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Higashikubiki (東頸城郡, Higashikubiki-gun) was a district located in Niigata, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 19,638 with a density of 45.60 persons per km2. The total area was 430.64 km2.

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of three towns and three villages:

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Classified as a village.
  2. ^ a b c Classified as a town.

History

The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered the eastern portion of the city of Jōetsu (the sections of Maki, Ōshima, Uragawara and Yasuzuka) and the western portion of the city of Tōkamachi (the sections of Matsudai and Matsunoyama).

District Timeline

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)

Recent mergers

See also