Higashimorokata District in Miyazaki Prefecture

is a

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located in

Miyazaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,028,215 as of 1 January 2025 and has a geographic area of 7,735 Square kilometre, km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefectur ...

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. As of October 1, 2019, the district has an estimated

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of 25,740 and the

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of 114 persons per km². The total area is 225.82 km².

Towns and villages

* Aya * Kunitomi

Merger

*On January 1, 2006 the town of Takaoka merged into the city of Miyazaki.

References

Districts in Miyazaki Prefecture {{miyazaki-geo-stub