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

Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama P ...

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 ...

. In 2020, the district had an estimated

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of 37,086 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

of 18.05 persons per km². The total area is 2,055 km². On September 25, 2005, the villages of Ōtō and Nishiyoshino merged into the city of Gojō.

Towns and villages

* Ōyodo *

Shimoichi is a List of towns in Japan, town in Yoshino District, Nara, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 5,378 and a population density of 86.8 persons per km². The total area is 61.99 km². The t ...

Yoshino Yoshino may refer to: * Yoshino cherry, another name for ''Prunus × yedoensis'', a flowering cherry tree * Japanese cruiser Yoshino, Japanese cruiser ''Yoshino'', a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Places * Yoshino, Nara, a town ...

* Higashiyoshino * Kamikitayama * Kawakami * Kurotaki * Nosegawa * Shimokitayama *

Tenkawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,310 and a density of 7.5 persons per km2. The total area is 175.70 km2. Education * Kindergartens ** Tenka ...

Totsukawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest village in Japan in terms of area. As of January 2017, the village has an estimated population of 3,488 and a density of 5.2 persons per km2. The total area is ...

References

Districts in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub