is a

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located in Kyoto Prefecture,

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. As of 2006, the district has an estimated

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of 17,945 and a

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of 59 persons per km². The total area is 303.07 km².

Towns and villages

* Kyōtamba

Mergers

*On October 11, 2005 the towns of Tanba,

Mizuho Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to: Places * Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu * Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo * Mizuho Plateau in Ant ...

and Wachi merged to form the new town of Kyōtamba. *On January 1, 2006 the towns of

Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City. Overview It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...

, Sonobe and

Yagi Yagi may refer to: Places *Yagi, Kyoto, in Japan *Yagi (Kashihara), in Nara Prefecture, Japan *Yagi-nishiguchi Station, in Kashihara, Nara, Japan *Kami-Yagi Station, a JR-West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hi ...

merged with the town of Miyama, from Kitakuwada District, to form the new city of Nantan. Districts in Kyoto Prefecture {{Kyoto-geo-stub