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After the town of Sekiya merged with the city of Niigata, back in 1889 in order to gain city status, the district continues to reduce in size by merging with surrounding areas.
On March 31, 1954 - The town of Tsubame merged with three villages to gain city status.
Recent mergers
On January 1, 2001 - The town of Kurosaki was absorbed into the expanded city of Niigata.
^住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135. Tsubame-shi, Yoshida-machi and Bunsui-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tsubame-shi as of March 20, 2006.
^"合併情報|燕市". 燕市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 2006年3月20日、燕市、吉田町、分水町が合併して「燕市」が誕生しました。