Kanose, Niigata facts for kids
Kanose (鹿瀬町, Kanose-machi) was a town in the Higashikanbara District, Niigata, Japan. In 2003, 2,753 people lived in the town. The total area was 257.69 km². The population density was 10.68 persons per km². In April 2005, Kanose joined three neighboring villages and the four villages beacme the town of Aga. In 1964, a chemical factory in the village released methyl mercury into the Agano River and caused Niigata Minamata disease.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Kanose, Niigata Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.