is a

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located in Fukushima Prefecture,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 2008, the district has an estimated

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of 39,633 and a

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of 190 persons per km². The total area is 208.53 km².

Towns and villages

* Kawamata *

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* Kunimi

Mergers

*On January 1, 2006 the towns of

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, Hobara, Ryōzen, Tsukidate and

Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km². On March 21, ...

merged to create the city of

. *On July 1, 2008 the town of Iino was annexed by the city of

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(excluding Kawamata).

Towns and villages

Mergers

See also