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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

located in

Kagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Pr ...

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. As of the

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merger but using 2000 population data, the district has an estimated

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of 41,598 and a

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of 353 persons per km². The total area is 117.74 km².

Towns and villages

* Ayagawa *

Utazu is a town located in Ayauta District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,755 in 9131 households and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Utazu is located in ...

Mergers

* On March 22, 2005, the towns of Ayauta and Hanzan merged into the expanded city of

Marugame is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108,541 in 46101 households and a population density of 970 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Marugame is located in north-cen ...

. * On January 10, 2006, the town of Kokubunji, along with the towns of Mure and Aji, both from Kita District, and the towns of Kagawa and Kōnan, both from Kagawa District merged into the expanded city of

. * On March 21, 2006, the towns of Ayakami and Ryōnan merged to form the new town of Ayagawa.

References

* :ja:綾歌郡 - Japanese Wikipedia article on Ayauta District Districts in Kagawa Prefecture {{Kagawa-geo-stub