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Former municipality in Hokuriku, Japan
Aikawa 相川町
Former municipality
Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine (Sado mine)
Flag of AikawaFlagOfficial seal of AikawaSeal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
DistrictSado District
MergedMarch 1, 2004
(now part of Sado)
Area
 • Total192.3 km (74.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total9,669
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 subdivisions (former municipalities) in the Sado City. Aikawa is located on the northwest of the island.

Aikawa (相川町, Aikawa-machi) was a town located in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

On March 1, 2004, Aikawa and the other 9 municipalities in the island were merged to create the city of Sado. Since then, Aikawa has been one of the 10 subdivisions of Sado City.

History

Main article: Sado mine

Transportation

Bus

Local attractions

  • Kitazawa Flotation Plant) Kitazawa Flotation Plant)
  • Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho Reconstruction of the Sado bugyōsho
  • Aikawa Folk Museum Aikawa Folk Museum

See also

References

  1. "相川町" (PDF). Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2004.
  2. "Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine". Niigata Prefectural Government. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.

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Dissolved municipalities of Shadow picture of Niigata PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
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Murakami
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Tainai
2005
Shibata
2003
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Agano
2004
Gosen
2005
Aga
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Tsubame
2006
Sanjō
2005
Nagaoka
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Kashiwazaki
2005
Tōkamachi
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Uonuma
2004
Minamiuonuma
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Jōetsu
2005
Myōkō (Arai)
2005
Itoigawa
2005
Sado
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