was a
district
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located in
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamag ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 57,333 and a
density
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of 185.14 persons per km
2. The total area was 309.68 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Hikawa
*
Koryō
*
Sada
*
Taisha
*
Taki
Merger
*On March 22, 2005 - the towns of
Koryō,
Sada,
Taisha and
Taki, along with the city of
Hirata, were merged into the expanded city of
Izumo.
*On October 1, 2011 - the town of
Hikawa was merged into the expanded city of Izumo. Hikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Shimane Prefecture
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