Yamakoshi, Niigata


Yamakoshi was a village located in Koshi District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,035 and a density of 51.09 persons per km². The total area was 39.83 km².
On April 1, 2005, Yamakoshi, along with the town of Oguni, the town of Nakanoshima, and the towns of Koshiji and Mishima, was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.
On October 23, 2004, Yamakoshi was hit by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake.

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