is a
district
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located in
Kōchi Prefecture,
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 22,402 and a
density
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of 59.4 persons per km
2. The total area is 376.77 km
2.
Towns and villages
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Kuroshio
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Ōtsuki
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Mihara
Mergers
*On April 10, 2005 the old city of
Nakamura, and the village of
Nishitosa merged to form the new city of
Shimanto.
*On March 20, 2006 the towns of
Taishō and
Towa merged with the town of
Kubokawa, from
Takaoka District, to form the new town of
Shimanto, in
Takaoka District.
*On March 20, 2006 the towns of
Ōgata and
Saga
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merged to form the new town of
Kuroshio
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.
External links
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Districts in Kōchi Prefecture
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