Shitada, Niigata

Shitada (下田村, Shitada-mura) was a village located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Population

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 11,118 and a density of 35.75 persons per km². The total area was 311.00 km².

On May 1, 2005, Shitada, along with the town of Sakae (also from Minamikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Sanjō.^[1]^[2]

JNR Yahiko Line had been operated in the village until 1984.

^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Sanjo-shi, Sakae-machi and Shitada-mura were incorporated into a newly established Sanjo-shi as of May 1, 2005.
^ 荒川区. "新潟県三条市". 荒川区公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 三条市は、新潟県のほぼ中央に位置し、平成17年5月1日に三条市・栄町・下田村の3市町村が合併し誕生したまちです。

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