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Uragawara (浦川原村, Uragawara-mura) was a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Uragawara 浦川原村
Former municipality
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Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Higashikubiki District
Merged	January 1, 2005 (now part of Jōetsu)
Area
• Total	50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	4,095
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,095 and a density of 80.86 persons per km². The total area was 50.64 km².

On January 1, 2005, Uragawara, along with the town of Yasuzuka, the villages of Maki and Ōshima (all from Higashikubiki District), the towns of Itakura, Kakizaki, Ōgata and Yoshikawa, the villages of Kiyosato, Kubiki, Nakagō and Sanwa (all from Nakakubiki District), and the town of Nadachi (from Nishikubiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Jōetsu.

Transportation

Railway

Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line

• Uragawara - Mushigawa-Ōsugi

Highway

• National Route 253
• National Route 405

References

See also

• Jōetsu, Niigata

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