Minamikawachi District in Osaka Prefecture

is a

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located in

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

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. In 2009 the district had an estimated

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of 37,695 and a

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of 491 persons per km². The total area is 76.81 km².

Towns and villages

* Kanan *

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* Chihayaakasaka

Mergers

*On February 1, 2005, the town of Mihara was merged into the city of Sakai. *On March 1, 2008, the village of Chiahayaakasaka requested a merge into the adjacent city of

Kawachinagano is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 101,649 in 47493 households and a population density of 930 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kawachinagano is located in the sout ...

after talks of merging with the surrounding towns of Kanan and

fell through. Asahi Shimbun, Osaka edition, April 30th 2007, p. 1, 大阪唯一の村消える？ ''Ōsaka yuiitsu no mura kieru?'' These plans also fell through as of August 14, 2009.

Famous people

Sasaki Mikirô Sasaki () is the 13th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 佐咲, 佐佐木 and 笹木. Notable people with the surname include: Overview *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japane ...

(1947- ), poet and essayist

References

Districts in Osaka Prefecture {{Osaka-geo-stub