Kamihayashi, Niigata

Kamihayashi 神林村
Former municipality
Location of Kamihayashi in Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Hokuriku
Prefecture	Niigata Prefecture
District	Iwafune District
Merged	April 1, 2008 (now part of Murakami)
Area
• Total	82.18 km^2 (31.73 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	9,810
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Lilium
Tree	Pine

Kamihayashi (神林村, Kamihayashi-mura) was a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 10,228 and a density of 124.46 persons per km^2. The total area was 82.18 km^2.

On April 1, 2008, Kamihayashi, along with the towns of Arakawa and Sanpoku, and the village of Asahi (all from Iwafune District), was merged into the expanded city of Murakami.[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

• JR East: Uetsu Main Line (Hirabayashi Station, Iwafunemachi Station)

Road

• Japan National Route 7
• Japan National Route 290
• Japan National Route 345

38°10′58.2″N 139°27′23.3″E

References

1. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2008. p. 133. Murakami-shi, Arakawa-machi, Kamihayashi-mura, Asahi-mura and Sanpoku-machi were incorporated into a newly established Murakami-shi as of April 1, 2008.
2. "県内の合併状況 - 新潟県ホームページ" [The Status of the Merger Within the Prefecture - Niigata Prefecture Homepage]. Niigata Prefecture. Retrieved 2024-02-04.