Tochio
栃尾市
Former municipality
Central Tochio
Central Tochio
Flag of Tochio
Flag
Official seal of Tochio
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedJanuary 1, 2006
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total204.92 km2 (79.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total23,855
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Tochio (栃尾市, Tochio-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1954.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 23,855 and the density of 116.41 persons per km2. The total area was 204.92 km2.

On January 1, 2006, Tochio, along with the towns of Teradomari and Yoita, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]

Transportation

Echigo Kotsu Tochio Bus Terminal (Former Tochio Station(ja:栃尾駅))

Railway

Echigo Kotsu Tochio Line(ja:越後交通栃尾線) had been operated in the city until 1973.

Highway

See also

Media related to Tochio, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "市町村合併に伴う町名変更一覧". Nagaoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135. Tochio-shi, Washima‐mura, Teradomari‐machi and Yoita‐machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of January 1, 2006.


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