Hata District, Kōchi
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located in
Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and T ...
, Japan. As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated
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of 22,402 and a
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of 59.4 persons per km2. The total area is 376.77 km2.


Towns and villages

* Kuroshio * Ōtsuki * Mihara


Mergers

*On April 10, 2005 the old city of Nakamura, and the village of Nishitosa merged to form the new city of Shimanto. *On March 20, 2006 the towns of Taishō and Towa merged with the town of Kubokawa, from Takaoka District, to form the new town of Shimanto, in Takaoka District. *On March 20, 2006 the towns of Ōgata and
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merged to form the new town of Kuroshio.


External links

* Districts in Kōchi Prefecture {{Kochi-geo-stub