Kawanishi, Niigata


Kawanishi was a town located in Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,829 and a density of 106.44 persons per km². The total area was 73.55 km².
On April 1, 2005, Kawanishi, along with the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama, and the village of Nakasato, was merged into the expanded city of Tōkamachi.

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