is a
district
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located in
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...
,
Japan
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.
The district was formed on 1 April 1899 under the Districts Act which came into force at that time. Its area consisted of 19 villages that made up the former districts of
Miki and Yamada.
During the 20th century, the villages underwent a series of mergers, whilst others merged into the neighbouring city of
Takamatsu. Following the most recent merger on 10 January 2006, only the town of
Miki remained within the district.
As of January 2016, the district has an estimated
population
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of 27,835
and a total area of 75.78 km
2.
Current towns and villages
*
Miki
History of mergers
*On January 10, 2006 the towns of
Aji and
Mure, along with the towns of
Kagawa and
Kōnan, both from
Kagawa District, and the town of
Kokubunji, from
Ayauta District, merged into the expanded city of
Takamatsu.
References
Districts in Kagawa Prefecture
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