Sanwa, Niigata
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This article is about the former village in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For other places with this name, see Sanwa.
Sanwa (三和村; -mura) was a village located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the village merged with seven other towns and villages into the expanded city of Joetsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,191 and a density of 157.29 persons per km². The total area was 39.36 km².
[edit] External links
- Official website of Joetsu in Japanese (some English content)