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

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. As of May 1, 2004, the population was 17,888. The area is 123.63 km².

Towns and villages

* Nagi * Shōō

History

Prior to February 28, Katsuta District consisted of: * Katsuta * Nagi * Shōboku * Shōō As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 29,056 and a

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of 113.58 persons per km². The total area was 255.82 km². *On February 28, 2005, Shōboku left Katsuta District and became part of the city of

Tsuyama is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,507 in 45,653 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tsuyama is located in nort ...

. *On March 31, 2005, Katsuta left Katsuta District and became part of the city of Mimasaka.

References

Districts in Okayama Prefecture {{Okayama-geo-stub