was a coastal

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located at the mouth of the Kozagawa river in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture,

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. In 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 5,587 and a density of 121.43 persons per km². The total area was 46.01 km². On April 1, 2005, Koza was merged into the expanded town of Kushimoto (formerly from Nishimuro District, now within Higashimuro District).

External links

Official town website
(in Japanese)

Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Kushimoto, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub