Kariwa District, Niigata

Kariwa (刈羽郡, Kariwa-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 4,836 and a density of 184.02 persons per km². The total area is 26.28 km².

The district (excluding the west side of Kashiwazaki) was once part of the now-defunct Koshi District until the Heian Period when the district was created under the name of Mishima District. Prior to the split, Mishima District covers the cities of Kashiwazaki (excluding the western part of the city), village of Kariwa, Nagaoka (parts of the former towns of Oguni and Koshiji). When Santō District splits off from Koshi District during the Edo Period, Mishima was renamed to Kariwa.

In 1940, the town of Kashiwazaki became a city. After Kashiwazaki merged the surrounding areas, the district continued on to shrink. On April 1, 2005 the town of Oguni merged into the city of Nagaoka and a month later, the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi merged into the city of Kashiwazaki. With this merger, Kariwa District has only the village of Kariwa left.

Towns and villages

Kariwa

Mergers

On April 1, 2005 the town of Oguni merged into the city of Nagaoka.
On May 1, 2005 the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi merged into the city of Kashiwazaki.

Niigata Prefecture

Niigata (capital)

Wards of Niigata	Kita Higashi Chūō Kōnan Akiha Minami Nishi Nishikan

Special cities	Jōetsu Nagaoka

Cities	Agano Gosen Itoigawa Kamo Kashiwazaki Minamiuonuma Mitsuke Murakami Myōkō Ojiya Sado Sanjō Shibata Tainai Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma

Higashikanbara District	Aga

Iwafune District	Awashimaura Sekikawa

Kariwa District	Kariwa

Kitakanbara District	Seirō

Minamikanbara District	Tagami

Minamiuonuma District	Yuzawa

Nakauonuma District	Tsunan

Nishikanbara District	Yahiko

Santō District	Izumozaki

List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

Coordinates: 37°25′13″N 138°38′38″E / 37.4203°N 138.644°E / 37.4203; 138.644

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 256570770 NDL: 00406589

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