Matsudai, Niigata

Matsudai
松代町
Former municipality
Gimyo Rice Terrace
Gimyo Rice Terrace
Flag of Matsudai
Official seal of Matsudai
Map
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictHigashikubiki District
MergedApril 1, 2005
(now part of Tōkamachi)
Area
 • Total90.47 km2 (34.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total4,016
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
5 former municipalities merged to create the new Tōkamachi City (yellow area)

Matsudai (松代町, Matsudai-machi) was a town located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Matsudai, Niigata. June 2006.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,016 and a density of 44.39 persons per km2. The total area was 90.47 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Matsudai, along with the town of Matsunoyama (also from Higashikubiki District), the town of Kawanishi, and the village of Nakasato, both from Nakauonuma District, was merged into the expanded city of Tōkamachi.[1][2]

  1. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Tokamachi-shi, Kawanishi-machi, Nakasato-mura, Matsudai-machi and Matsunoyama-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tokamachi-shi as of April 1, 2005.
  2. ^ "十日町市の沿革|十日町市". 十日町市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 十日町市は、平成17年4月1日に旧十日町市、川西町、中里村、松代町及び松之山町の5市町村が新設合併して誕生しました。