Myōkō, Niigata (village)

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Myōkō(妙高村,Myōkō-mura) was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Nakakubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan.

Niigata Prefecture Prefecture of Japan

Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,285,856 (2016) and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,582 km2. Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast.

Japan Constitutional monarchy in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,918 and a density of 34.92 persons per km². The total area was 140.82 km².

Population All the organisms of a given species that live in the specified region

In biology, a population is all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is potentially possible between any pair within the area, and where the probability of interbreeding is greater than the probability of cross-breeding with individuals from other areas.

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

On April 1, 2005, Myōkō, along with the town of Myōkōkōgen (also from Nakakubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Arai. Arai changed its name to Myōkō City at the same time.

Myōkōkōgen was a town in Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan]

Myōkō, Niigata City in Chūbu, Japan

Myōkō is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2016, the city had an estimated population of 32,633, in 12,390 households and a population density of 73.7 persons per km². The total area are of the city was 445.63 square kilometres (172.06 sq mi).


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