is a district located in Nara Prefecture,

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. As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 42,752 and a density of 113.98 persons per km². The total area is 375.09 km².

Towns and villages

* Mitsue * Soni

Merger

* On January 1, 2006 the towns of Haibara, Murō and Ōuda, and the village of Utano merged to form the new city of Uda. Districts in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub