was a

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located in Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 21,448 and a

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of 23.00 persons per km². The total area was 932.44 km².

Former towns and villages

* Hiwa * Kuchiwa * Saijō * Takano * Tōjō

Merger

* On March 31, 2005 - the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano and Tōjō, along with the town of Sōryō (from Kōnu District), were merged into the expanded city of

Shōbara 270px, Shōbara City Hall 270px, Bihoku-kyuryo Park 270px, Shobara city center area aerial photograph is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density o ...

References

Former districts of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub