Koshi District, Niigata

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Koshi (古志郡, Koshi-gun) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 2,035 and a density of 51.09 persons per km². The total area is 39.83 km².

Towns and villages[]

• Yamakoshi

Merger and dissolution[]

• On April 1, 2005 - the village of Yamakoshi, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the town of Nakanoshima (from Minamikanbara District), and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima (both from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Koshi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Coordinates: 37°19′35.7″N 138°53′24″E / 37.326583°N 138.89000°E / 37.326583; 138.89000

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