was a
district
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located in
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 48,776 and a
density
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of 68.95 persons per km
2. The total area was 707.36 km
2.
Culture
The local wasps were eaten as a delicacy in the period when the district existed. This continued into 2020.
Mergers
* On October 25, 2004 - the towns of
Akechi,
Iwamura,
Kamiyahagi and
Yamaoka, and the village of
Kushihara were merged into the expanded city of
Ena.
* On February 13, 2005 - the towns of
Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
,
Sakashita and
Tsukechi, and the villages of
Hirukawa,
Kashimo and
Kawaue, along with the village of
Yamaguchi (from
Kiso District,
Nagano Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...
), were merged into the expanded city of
Nakatsugawa .
References
Former districts of Gifu Prefecture
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