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Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 () and a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to ...

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. As of October 1, 2020, the district has an estimated Population of 39,183 and a Density of 90.53 persons/km². The total area is 432.8 km².

Towns and villages

* Kamitonda * Shirahama * Susami

Merger

*On April 1, 2005, the town of Kushimoto merged with the town of Koza, from Higashimuro District, to form the new town of Kushimoto, now part of Higashimuro District. *On May 1, 2005, the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō merged into the city of Tanabe. *On March 1, 2006, the town of Hikigawa merged into the town of Shirahama.

References

Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub