Shitada, Niigata
# Shitada, Niigata

Shitada (下田村, Shitada-mura) was a village located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 11,118 and a density of 35.75 persons per km². The total area was 311.00 km².

On May 1, 2005, Shitada, along with the town of Sakae (also from Minamikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Sanjō.

## Transportation

### Railway

JNR Yahiko Line had been operated in the village until 1984.

### Highway

* National Route 289
* National Route 290

## Local attractions

* Yagigahana (ja:八木ヶ鼻)
* Echigo-Nagano Onsen (ja:越後長野温泉)
* Echigo-Nagano Onsen Rankeiso
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