![Nishimuro District Map 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Nishimuro_District_Map_1.png)
is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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 ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 42,840 and a Density of 98.9 persons/km
2. The total area is 433.24 km
2.
Towns and villages
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Kamitonda
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Shirahama Shirahama (written: 白濱 or 白浜) may refer to:
Places
*Shirahama, Chiba, a town in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
*Shirahama, Wakayama
is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,704 ...
*
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
Koza
KOZA (1230 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Tejano music format, licensed to Odessa, Texas. The station was last owned by Stellar Media, Inc.
History
KOSA
KOSA went on the air at 7 am on January 19, 1947, as the CBS radio station for the ...
, from
Higashimuro District, to form the new 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 ...
, 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
Shirahama Shirahama (written: 白濱 or 白浜) may refer to:
Places
*Shirahama, Chiba, a town in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
*Shirahama, Wakayama
is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,704 ...
.
Districts in Wakayama Prefecture
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