Kitauonuma District, Niigata

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Kitauonuma (北魚沼郡, Kitauonuma-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

History[]

• On 1954 - areas now covering Ojiya were merged and elevated to city status.
• On November 1, 2004 - towns of Horinouchi and Koide, and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani were merged to create the city of Uonuma; leaving the village of Kawaguchi the only municipality within the district.
• On March 31, 2010 - the town of Kawaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Kitauonuma District was dissolved as the result of this merger.

Coordinates: 37°26′11″N 138°50′20″E / 37.436472°N 138.838861°E / 37.436472; 138.838861

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