List of cities in Niigata Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Niigata with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 23 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 23 cities, villages and towns in Niigata with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2015)		 Name Status 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
1 Niigata City 796,456 808,969 813,847 811,901 810,157
2 Nagaoka City 293,250 292,887 288,457 282,674 275,133
3 Jōetsu City 212,060 211,870 208,082 203,899 196,987
4 Sanjō City 109,584 107,662 104,749 102,292 99,192
5 Shibata City 106,563 106,016 104,634 101,202 86,833
6 Tsubame City 84,051 84,297 83,269 81,876 79,784
7 Murakami City 75,591 73,902 70,705 66,427 62,442
8 Minamiuonuma City 66,118 65,492 63,329 61,624 58,568
9 Sado City 74,949 72,173 67,386 62,727 57,255
10 Tōkamachi City 67,962 65,033 62,058 58,911 54,917
11 Gosen City 60,354 58,820 56,962 54,550 51,404
12 Itoigawa City 54,780 53,021 49,844 47,702 44,162
13 Agano City 48,828 48,456 47,043 45,560 43,415
14 Mitsuke City 43,760 43,760 42,668 41,862 40,608
15 Uonuma City 46,490 45,386 43,555 40,361 37,352
16 Ojiya City 42,494 41,641 39,956 38,600 36,498
17 Myōkō City 40,744 39,699 37,831 35,457 33,199
18 Tainai City 34,830 34,278 32,813 31,424 30,198
19 Kamo City 33,800 33,085 31,482 29,762 27,852
20 Seirō Town 12,840 13,313 13,497 13,724 14,040
21 Tagami Town 13,523 13,643 13,363 12,791 12,188
22 Aga Town 16,786 15,813 14,703 13,303 11,680
23 Tsunan Town 12,865 12,389 11,719 10,881 10,029

References
  1. "Niigata (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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