Nakakubiki District, Niigata

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rdf:langString Nakakubiki (中頸城郡, Nakakubiki-gun) was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded in 1878, when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District. At the time of founding, the district covered most of the city of Jōetsu (excluding the divisions of Yasuzuka, Utakawa, Ōshima, and Maki from Higashikubiki District, and the division of Nadachi from Nishikubiki District), the city of Myōkō, and parts of the city of Kashiwazaki. The district seat was located at the village of Takagi (now the city of Jōetsu). As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 70,229 and a density of 104.35 persons per km2. The total area was 673.01 km2.