Kariwa District, Niigata

Kariwa (刈羽郡, Kariwa-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 4,578 with a density of 174 persons per km2.

Prior to the split, Mishima District covered the cities of Kashiwazaki (excluding the western part of the city, being the areas of Agewa (Kamiwa), Takaze (Takahane) and Warabino from the former municipality of Kakizaki) and Nagaoka (parts of the former towns of Oguni and Koshiji), and the village of Kariwa.

After Kashiwazaki merged the surrounding areas, the district continued on to shrink.

On April 1, 2005, the town of Oguni merged into the city of Nagaoka;[1] and a month later, the towns of Nishiyama and Takayanagi merged into the city of Kashiwazaki.

Map showing original extent of Kariwa District in Niigata Prefecture :

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
  1. Kariwa-mura