title: Shitada, Niigata
text: # 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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