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
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 July, 2011 the district has an estimated population of 52,536.
The total area is 615.17 km
2.
Towns and villages
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Hichisō
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Higashishirakawa
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Kawabe
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Sakahogi
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Shirakawa
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Tomika
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Yaotsu
District timeline
* April 1, 1897 - The villages of Sakakura, Torikumi, Ōhari, Kuroiwa, Fukagaya, Katsuyama and Fukada merge to form the village of Sakahogi.
* August 10, 1950 - The Fukada part of Sakahogi merges into the town of Ōta.
* October 1, 1968 - The village of Sakahogi gains town status.
References
Districts in Gifu Prefecture
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