Yoita, Niigata

Yoita 与板町
Former municipality
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Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
Merged	January 1, 2006 (now part of Nagaoka)
Area
• Total	20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	7,380
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Yoita (与板町, Yoita-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,380 and a density of 368.08 persons per km². The total area was 20.05 km².

On January 1, 2006, Yoita, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Teradomari, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.

Transportation

Yoita Bridge(ja:与板橋)

Railway

Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975.

Highway

• National Route 403

See also

• Yoita Domain