Yoshida, Niigata

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Yoshida
吉田町
Former municipality
Imai Residence
Imai Residence
Flag of Yoshida
Official seal of Yoshida
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictNishikanbara District
MergedMarch 20, 2006
(now part of Tsubame)
Area
 • Total32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total24,937
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
TreeViburnum odoratissimum
3 former municipalities merged to create the new Tsubame City (blue area)

Yoshida (吉田町, Yoshida-machi) was a town located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Yoshida is now a part of the expanded city of Tsubame.

As of April 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 24,937. The total area was 32.00 km2.[citation needed]

On March 20, 2006, Yoshida, along with the town of Bunsui (also from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsubame.[1][2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. Tsubame-shi, Yoshida-machi and Bunsui-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tsubame-shi as of March 20, 2006.
  2. ^ "合併情報|燕市". 燕市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 2006年3月20日、燕市、吉田町、分水町が合併して「燕市」が誕生しました。