is a
district
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located in
Kōchi Prefecture,
Japan
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.
As of October 10, 2018, the district has an estimated
population
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of 26,601 and a
density
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of 33.09 persons per km
2.
The total area is 803.67 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Ino
*
Niyodogawa
Mergers
*On October 1, 2004 the village of
Gohoku, along with the village of
Hongawa, from
Tosa District, merged into the expanded town of
Ino.
*On August 1, 2005 the town of
Ikegawa, and the village of
Agawa merged with the village of
Niyodo, from
Takaoka District, to form the new town of
Niyodogawa.
*On January 1, 2008 the town of
Haruno merged into the expanded city of
Kōchi.
References
Districts in Kōchi Prefecture
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