page_title: Shirone, Niigata
hierarchical_section_title: Shirone, Niigata
caption_attribution_description: English: Image that showed details of amalgamation of Niigata Prefecture Niigata City from 1889 to present. 日本語: 新潟県新潟市の1889年から現在までの合併の経緯を示した画像。
context_page_description: Shirone was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1959.
  As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,966 and density of 518.63 persons per km². The total area was 77.06 km².
  On March 21, 2005, Shirone, along with the cities of Niitsu and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi, the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata, was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Minami-ku ward.
context_section_description: Shirone (白根市 Shirone-shi) was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1959.
  As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,966 and density of 518.63 persons per km². The total area was 77.06 km².
  On March 21, 2005, Shirone, along with the cities of Niitsu and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi (all from Nakakanbara District), the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata (all from Nishikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. As of April 1, 2007, the area is now part of Minami-ku ward.
caption: Location of Shirone in Niigata Prefecture
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