was a town located in Santà  District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,380 and a density of 368.08 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 20.05 km<sup>2</sup>.
On January 1, 2006, Yoita, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Teradomari, and the village of Washima (all from Santà  District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.
Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line() had been operated in the town until 1975.