Kameda, Niigata

Kameda
亀田町
Former municipality
Country Japan
Region Hokuriku
Prefecture Niigata Prefecture
District Nakakanbara District
Merged March 21, 2005
(now part of Niigata)
Area
 • Total 16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 32,382
Symbols
 • Tree Pine
 • Flower Rhododendron indicum
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Mergers of Niigata

Kameda (亀田町 Kameda-machi) was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 32,386 and a density of 1,925.45 persons per km². The total area was 16.82 km².

On March 21, 2005, Kameda, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of 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 the Kōnan-ku ward.

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Coordinates: 37°52′4″N 139°5′39″E / 37.86778°N 139.09417°E / 37.86778; 139.09417

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