is a

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located in

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 42,840 and a Density of 98.9 persons/km². The total area is 433.24 km².

Towns and villages

* Kamitonda *

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* Susami

Merger

*On April 1, 2005 the town of

Kushimoto 270px, Shionomisaki Southernmost Point Park is a coastal town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,192 in 8354 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The ...

merged with the town of

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, from Higashimuro District, to form the new town of

, now part of Higashimuro District. *On May 1, 2005 the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō merged into the city of Tanabe. *On March 1, 2006 the town of Hikigawa merged into the town of

. Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub