Sanpoku, Niigata

Sanpoku

山北町
Sanpoku 山北町
Former municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location of Sanpoku in Niigata Prefecture
	Sanpoku Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 38°31′N 139°32′E / 38.517°N 139.533°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Iwafune District
Merged	April 1, 2008; (now part of Murakami)
Area
• Total	283.91 km2 (109.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	6,942
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Tree	Sugi

Sanpoku (山北町, Sampoku-machi) was a town located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of about 7,243 and a density of 25.95 persons per km². The total area was 283.91 km².

On April 1, 2008, Sanpoku, along with the town of Arakawa, and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.^[1]^[2]

It was an isolated town in the northernmost part of Niigata Prefecture, connected by the Uetsu Line (JR East) and National Route 7.

Neighboring municipalities were Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture to the north, as well as Murakami and Asahi in Niigata to the south.

The official town tree was the Sugi and the official town flower was the Japanese Lily.

References

^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2008. p. 133. Murakami-shi, Arakawa-machi, Kamihayashi-mura, Asahi-mura and Sanpoku-machi were incorporated into a newly established Murakami-shi as of April 1, 2008.
^ "県内の合併状況 - 新潟県ホームページ" [The Status of the Merger Within the Prefecture - Niigata Prefecture Homepage]. Niigata Prefecture. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

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