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Nakanokuchi, Niigata

Nakanokuchi
中之口村
Former municipality
Country Japan
Region Hokuriku
Prefecture Niigata Prefecture
District Nishikanbara District
Merged March 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total 20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 6,406
Symbols
 • Tree Pinus thunbergii
 • Flower Lilium
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Nakanokuchi (中之口村 Nakanokuchi-mura?) was a village located in Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 6,613 and a density of 328.03 persons per km². The total area was 20.16 km².

On March 21, 2005, Nakanokuchi, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Nishikan-ku ward (西蒲区 Nishikan-ku?).


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