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Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 () and a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to ...

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. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 50,095 and a density of 114 persons/km². The total area is 437.88 km².

Towns and villages

* Aridagawa * Hirogawa * Yuasa

Neighbouring Regions

* Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan * Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kaisō District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Merger

*On January 1, 2006 - the towns of Kanaya, Kibi and Shimizu merged to form the new town of Aridagawa.

References

Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub