was a

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located in

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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. As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 34,491 with a

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of 53.31 persons per km². The total area was 646.98 km².

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only two towns: * Ōsawano * Ōyama

History

District Timeline

* 1889 (8 towns, 50 villages) ** At the time of enforcing the city status, the town of Toyama gained city status. ** At the time of enforcing the town and village status, the district formed into 8 towns and 49 villages. * April 1, 1896 - 5 towns and 28 villages split and created Nakaniikawa District. (3 towns, 21 villages)

Recent mergers

* On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama, along with the towns of Fuchū and Yatsuo, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada (all from Nei District), were merged into the expanded city of Toyama. Therefore, Kaminiikawa District and Nei District were dissolved as a result of this merger.

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