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Nakasato (中里村, Nakasato-mura) was a village located in Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Nakasato 中里村
Former municipality
Kiyotsu Gorge
Flag Seal
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Nakauonuma District
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Tōkamachi)
Area
• Total	128.97 km2 (49.80 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	6,171
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,171 and a density of 47.85 persons per km². The total area was 128.97 km².

On April 1, 2005, Nakasato, along with the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama (both from Higashikubiki District), and the town of Kawanishi (also from Nakauonuma District), was merged into the expanded city of Tōkamachi.

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Iiyama Line

• Echigo-Tazawa

Highway

• National Route 117
• National Route 353

Local attractions

Nakasato is one of the sites of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial.

• Kiyotsu Gorge (Kiyotsukyo, ja:清津峡)

See also

• Tōkamachi

External links

• Tokamachi Tourist Association (in English)
• Echigo-Tsumari Art Field (in English)

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