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Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...

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. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 10,988 and a density of . The total area is .

Towns and villages

* Kimino

Mergers

* On April 1, 2005 the town of Shimotsu merged into the city of Kainan. * On January 1, 2006 the towns of Misato and Nokami merged to form the new town of Kimino. Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub