Nakanoshima, Niigata

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Nakanoshima 中之島町
Former municipality
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Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Nagaoka)
Area
• Total	42.55 km2 (16.43 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	12,503
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Nakanoshima (中之島町, Nakanoshima-machi) was a town located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,503 and a density of 293.84 persons per km². The total area was 42.55 km².

On April 1, 2005, Nakanoshima, along with the town of Oguni (from Kariwa District), the village of Yamakoshi (from Koshi District), and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima (both from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.

Transportation[]

Railway[]

JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line

• Oshikiri

Highway[]

• Hokuriku Expressway - Nakanoshima-Mitsuke IC
• National Route 8
• National Route 403

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