Toyosaka, Niigata

Toyosaka 豊栄市
Former municipality
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
Merged	March 21, 2005 (now part of Niigata)
Area
• Total	76.85 km2 (29.67 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	49,273
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Middenorff's bean goose
Flower	Gorgon plant
Tree	Zelkova

Mergers of Niigata

Toyosaka (豊栄市, Toyosaka-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. On March 21, 2005, Toyosaka, along with the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is part of Kita-ku ward.

The city was founded on November 1, 1970. By 2003, the city had an estimated population of 49,159 and the density of 639.67 persons per km². The total area was 76.85 km².

See also

• Kita-ku, Niigata
• Niigata, Niigata
• Toyosaka Station

External links

• Niigata Kita-ku website (in Japanese)
• Tourism Information in Kitaku, Niigata City (in Japanese)