is a
district
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located in
Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...
,
Japan
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.
As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated
population
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of 68,854 and a
density
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of 45.1 persons per km
2. The total area is 1,527.65 km
2.
Towns and villages
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Nakatosa
*
Ochi
*
Sakawa
*
Shimanto
*
Tsuno
*
Yusuhara
*
Hidaka
Geography
As with the majority of Kochi, the terrain in Takaoka is mostly mountainous.
The
Shimanto River, that disperses further west in the
Hata district, has its source in Tsuno.
Transport
Like most rural areas in Kochi, transport is limited for residents and visitors without private vehicles.
The JR Dosan line that runs from Kochi passes through Hidaka, Sakawa and Kure (Nakatosa) on the way to Kubokawa (Shimanto Town).
The other.
Local buses do operate within areas of Takaoka, such as a regular but infrequent set of routes servicing Sakawa, Ochi and Niyodogawa.
Mergers
*On February 1, 2005 the villages of
Hayama and
Higashitsuno merged to form the new town of
Tsuno.
*On August 1, 2005 the village of
Niyodo merged with the town of
Ikegawa, and the village of
Agawa, both from
Agawa District, to form the new town of
Niyodogawa
270px, Nakatsu Gorge
270px, Tea plantations in Niyodogawa
is a town located in Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4‚861 in 2,788 households and a population density of 15 persons per km2. The ...
, in
Agawa District.
*On January 1, 2006 the village of
Ōnomi merged into the town of
Nakatosa.
*On March 20, 2006 the town of
Kubokawa merged with the towns of
Taishō and
Towa, both from
Hata District, to form the new town of
Shimanto, in Takaoka District.
References
Districts in Kōchi Prefecture
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