Ogata [town] - Ogata

Japanese: 大潟[町] - おおがた

A former town in Nakakubiki County in the southwest of Niigata Prefecture. Facing the Sea of Japan, it occupies the northwestern part of the Takada Plain. At the center of the Kubiki oil and gas field, an artificial island has been constructed underwater to extract natural gas and oil. Natural gas is sent via pipeline to Naoetsu and Tokyo. The Shinetsu Main Line runs through the town. In January 2005, it was incorporated into Joetsu City along with Yasuzuka Town, Urakawara Village, Oshima Village, and Maki Village in Higashikubiki County, Kakizaki Town, Yoshikawa Town, Itakura Town, Kiyosato Village, Kubiki Village, Nakago Village, and Miwa Village in Nakakubiki County, and Nadachi Town in Nishikubiki County. ^{16.32 km2} . Population: 10,600 (2003).

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Japanese:

新潟県南西部，中頸城(なかくびき)郡の旧町。日本海に面し，高田平野の北西部を占める。頸城油・ガス田の中心で，海中に人工島を建設し，天然ガス，石油を採掘。天然ガスはパイプラインで直江津，東京へ送る。信越本線が通じる。2005年１月東頸城郡安塚町，浦川原村，大島村，牧村，中頸城郡柿崎町，吉川町，板倉町，清里村，頸城村，中郷村，三和村，西頸城郡名立町と上越市へ編入。16.32km²。１万600人（2003）。

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