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Ojiya, Niigata

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road broken by Chuetsu Earthquake.

Ojiya (小千谷市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 40,883 and a density of 263.56 persons per km². The total area is 155.12 km².

The city was founded on March 10, 1954.

On October 23, 2004, the Chuetsu Earthquake struck Ojiya, causing shaking measured at shindo 6+ and causing fatalities. Electricity was lost 3 days after the earthquake.

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  Niigata Prefecture
Cities
Agano | Arai | Gosen | Itoigawa | Joetsu | Kamo | Kashiwazaki | Minamiuonuma | Mitsuke | Murakami | Nagaoka | Niigata (capital) | Niitsu | Ojiya | Ryotsu (present Sado) | Sado | Sanjo | Shibata | Shirone | Tochio | Tokamachi | Toyosaka | Tsubame | Uonuma
Districts
Higashikanbara | Higashikubiki | Iwafune | Kariwa | Kitakanbara | Kitauonuma | Koshi | Minamikanbara | Minamiuonuma | Nakakanbara | Nakakubiki | Nakauonuma | Nishikanbara | Nishikubiki | Santo
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit
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