is a

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located in

Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamag ...

, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated

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of 17,879 and a

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of 27.79 persons per km². The total area is 643.38 km².

Towns and villages

* Tsuwano *

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Mergers

*On September 25, 2005 the town of Nichihara merged into the town of Tsuwano. *On October 1, 2005 the town of Muikaichi and the village of Kakinoki merged to form the new town of

. Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub